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Mirthy
3 years agoExplorer | Level 3
File details not viewable in Windows 11 File Explorer
I have Dropbox version 152.4.4880 installed on a Windows 11 (21H2 Build 21000.739) desktop. I have "Dropbox system extension" ("store files as online-only to save hard drive space") enabled on that ...
Megan
Dropbox Staff
Hey Mirthy, thanks for posting today!
Does this behavior happen with your online-only files, or with files downloaded locally too?
If you have some screenshots, in order for me to have visual, that'd be amazing.
Keep me posted, and we'll take it from there!
Mirthy
3 years agoExplorer | Level 3
It happens with both. Note in the screen shot below, the 5th file 'Compassion', I had opened and played it, so it would download locally and the others I left in the cloud:
I right-clicked and got properties on one that was still in the cloud (on the left) and 'Compassion' (on the right):
Both files I verified have metadata and mp3 tags that my music management applications can see, as well as my Win 10 laptop which runs Dropbox as well.
Finally, I took a different folder of files and copied them to a new folder on my desktop, outside the Dropbox folder. Both folders are customized to music files in their properties. Notice below how the two folder display differently:
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