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CB65
7 years agoExplorer | Level 3
File Explorer Hangs through Quick Access Recent Files
I have recently purchased a new HP computer with Windows 10 and installed my standard office software including DropBox (v53.4.67). As soon as I installed DropBox, and started to do work I experienc...
- 6 years ago
Thanks for the report Bob2019 - I've passed all of your comments to your existing ticket and I'd advise to take it from there as this isn't affecting a lot of users and is probably a device specific issue. The best way to handle such queries is through our Official Channels as we'd need additional information to troubleshoot further.
While we're at it, have you by any chance tried any of my previous suggestions?
CB65
Explorer | Level 3
I tried the reinstall of Dropbox and had the same issue. Thanks for the suggestion. Hopefully someone will figure out the problem.
Walter
7 years agoDropbox Staff
Hey there CB65 & hendo42 - sorry to hear about this issue with your Windows' File Explorer.
As a first step, could you please try a clean, advanced re-install of our software using our offline installer and let me know if this persists?
Moreover, would you mind sharing a screenshot of the error message you get ( if any)?
Thank you in advance for your cooperation on this one.
- CB657 years agoExplorer | Level 3
I did try a fresh reload of Dropbox as was suggested. I got the same problem. Below is screen shot. I notice the first time I add a file to the Quick Access list File Explorer works fine. I seems with a second file is add to the Quick Access list File Explorer hangs and you get this "Working on it" message.
- Walter7 years agoDropbox Staff
Thanks for the speedy update on this CB65 - most appreciated.
As I'd really like to see into this and to help isolate the issue here, could you please try quitting the Dropbox application by using the following steps:
- Click the Dropbox icon in your system tray (Windows) or menu bar (Mac/Linux)
- Click on the gear icon in the Notifications panel and select "Quit Dropbox"
If the issue persists when Dropbox is completely closed, this suggests that the cause is related to something outside of the Dropbox application and you might need to check other applications or components of your Operating System that could be causing this.
Let me know what you find please!
- CB657 years agoExplorer | Level 3
I went to Dropbox Setting and clicked on "Exit Dropbox" and then retried the File Manager Quick Access. The problem still persists. I did not "Quit Dropbox," but I assume that is the same as "Exit Dropbox." Based on that logic, the problem may be unrelated to Dropbox. Thanks for the suggestion. This does not solve my problem and I'm not totally sure Dropbox did not initiate the problem, but it is clear that exiting Dropbox did not resolve the problem. That said, I will broaden my search to see if I figure out what is causing the problem. I know how to avoid the problem, but stopping it alludes me for now. Thanks again for the suggestions.
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