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Der78
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5 days ago

Dropbox keeps asking for permission to make changes to my hard drive.

Every time I change something in Dropbox, I get a security message indicating it needs my permission to let Dropbox make changes to my hard drive. HELP -- driving me crazy!
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Nancy
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Hey Der78, thanks for your post. 

Can you send me a full screenshot of the message you keep getting? I’d like to have a visual and check this further.

Let me know when you’re ready.

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Der78
New member | Level 2
11 hours ago

Sorry I took so long to respond. It quit giving me that message. While it was doing it, though, it was a real hassle! It occurred pretty soon after a Windows update. 

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