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How can I start the actual dropbox app in Windows 10 / not launching
I have the latest version of dropbox, and I have a dropbox folder on my Windows 10 PC. It is syncing normally. However, I want to access the actual dropbox app in order to change the sync folder loca...
You can change the Dropbox sync location from the settings: click the Dropbox icon in the taskbar → click the profile icon → select Preferences.
Go to the sync tab and Move your Dropbox folder to new location.
As I have mentioned, the whole problem is that my dropbox app is not launching so there is no profile icon. When I click the taskbar icon, it launches Windows Explorer.
- Mark
Super User II
You need to change the preferences within the Dropbox app to tell it to open the app and not Explorer.
It gives you the option to change it on the 'General' tab
Hi Mark,
Since I am unable to launch my dropbox app in the first place, is there a way to change the preferences to set it to launch the app without being able to launch the app? I mean if I were able to launch the app in the first place I wouldn't need to set it in the preferences. The whole issue is that I can't get it to launch the app, so I cannot set anything within the app. When I launch dropbox, I only get the explorer. I need to get from there to the app in order to set preferences, so I am hoping someone can help me with finding a way to open the app.
Thanks!
