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PRFS
Helpful | Level 6
11 months ago

Feedback on Context Menu Issues - Current design

Folks: I've been using Dropbox since it was invite-only way back in the day. I love many things about this app. I went pro for a while when my needs required it, and have been free for a bit. Was ...
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rlb35680
Helpful | Level 5
9 months ago

Windows 11 and a long-time Dropbox user here: I seem to have to hack the registry to remove unwanted Dropbox items from the right-click context menu after every Windows and/or Dropbox update. The worst offenders are always located at HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\PackagedCom\Package. They're "worst" because you can't create a .reg file to get rid of them; you have to do it manually. (The "shelex" keys can be killed with a simple .reg file whenever they return.) Dropbox should NOT add anything to the Context Menu without asking me if I want it to. And once I tell it NOT TO, it should never ask me again. 

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