You might see that the Dropbox Community team have been busy working on some major updates to the Community itself! So, here is some info on what’s changed, what’s staying the same and what you can expect from the Dropbox Community overall.

Forum Discussion

OxfordGeoff's avatar
OxfordGeoff
Explorer | Level 4
8 years ago

Dropbox stops running on Windows Server 2012

Hi. We run Dropbox on several Windows Server 2012 R2 machines (and 2008 before that). We find that after a few days of normal operation Dropbox unexpectedly stops running, but starts again if we open...
desktop
Setting up the apps
  • Mark's avatar
    Mark
    8 years ago
    Make sure you are running the latest versions, however, please also note that Dropbox is not actually supported on Server 2012 (infact it isnt supported on any version of Windows server).
Mark's avatar
Mark
Icon for Super User II rankSuper User II
Make sure you are running the latest versions, however, please also note that Dropbox is not actually supported on Server 2012 (infact it isnt supported on any version of Windows server).
OxfordGeoff's avatar
OxfordGeoff
Explorer | Level 4
8 years ago

Thanks, Mark ...very helpful. Even with it's unpredictability it's still worth persevering with as the core functionality of Dropbox is just great!

About Apps and Installations

Have a question about a Dropbox app or installation? Reach out to the Dropbox Community and get solutions, help, and advice from members.

Need more support

If you need more help you can view your support options (expected response time for an email or ticket is 24 hours), or contact us on X or Facebook.

For more info on available support options for your Dropbox plan, see this article.

If you found the answer to your question in this Community thread, please 'like' the post to say thanks and to let us know it was useful!