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koltipelto
8 years agoHelpful | Level 5
Possible conflict with Dropbox and Trend Micro (Dropbox freezing)
I have dropbox business, I will not say every computer, but half of the company's computers are crashing.
At first I thought it could be a driver, a virus, or even a windows 10 error. I got to ...
- 8 years ago
Hi Jane, thanks for your reply. I've simply turned off the selective sync feature and that has resolved the issue. If I have time, I'll turn it back on and see if the problem returns.
Thanks. - 7 years ago
I would like to update that the problem resolved on our side now and here is the steps taken.
- Clean up the registry
- Uninstall and Install back Dropbox
- Uninstall and Install back Worry Free Business Security
------- Added Dropbox program files path in Approved List (just in case)
Also device speed improved quite a bit. We did not reinstall the windows.
Environment
- Windows 10 Pro (64-bit)
- Worry Free Business Security Services (Trend Micro)
I hope it helps to someone.
- 7 years ago
The issue has been resolved by Trend Micro and we have confirmed that the Trend Micro fix worked and no longer have a freeze on start when Dropbox is set to run at startup as well. For reference, the Virus Pattern that contains the fix is 14.287.00.
Thanks to all of the users that reported this!
Rob21
Explorer | Level 3
Thanks. What did you use to clean the registry?
binary
7 years agoHelpful | Level 6
CC Cleaner.
But I understand it is more to do with Trend Micro.
But I understand it is more to do with Trend Micro.
- Rob217 years agoExplorer | Level 3
OK - will try on an affected machine.
Strange that one of the laptops is brand new and has only just had both Dropbox and Trend Micro WFBS installed. The registry should be clean.
- Jane7 years agoDropbox StaffThanks to all for your prompt updates on the matter here, it was really helpful as it seems that there’s a software conflict that’s been affecting your devices’ performance.I’ve made a note of all your comments & troubleshooting steps & I’v also made sure to Accept binary's latest reply as a Solution, since he’s mentioned that the set of steps he’s posted above has worked for him this time.Additionally, as we’re working on that together on our email correspondence Rob21, please check your inbox for my latest message at your convenience & let me know here if you have any issues locating it.Once again, I appreciate your valuable input here!
- Ross_S7 years agoDropbox Staff
Hi folks,
I just wanted to post here to acknowledge that we are looking into a possible conflict with Trend Micro. I'll reach out to a few of you via email with extra debugging steps.
Many thanks for spotting the issue!
- DLZPDave7 years agoExplorer | Level 4We are experiencing the same issue on all our computers with dp and trend micro. I would like to be kept up to date on a permanent solution. Currently we have disabled dp from startup and have the users start it manually.
- Lucio7 years agoDropbox Staff
The issue has been resolved by Trend Micro and we have confirmed that the Trend Micro fix worked and no longer have a freeze on start when Dropbox is set to run at startup as well. For reference, the Virus Pattern that contains the fix is 14.287.00.
Thanks to all of the users that reported this!
- DLZPDave7 years agoExplorer | Level 4
Thank You..much appreciated.
- mikemor227 years agoNew member | Level 2
Unfortunately, this hasn't worked for us. We have the issue on some machines (although not all) and for the affected PCs (my desktop included), the new patterns haven't solved it.
For information, I'm running pattern 14.295.00 ( updated 05/06/18 ) and Dropbox client v.51.3.65. I set my client to autostart and it caused the PC to hang again, so I've now had to set it back to manual.
- Ed7 years agoDropbox Staff
Hey mikemor22 - strange it's working on some PCs but not all. Assuming they're all under the same settings, we might need our tech team to investigate this further for you. Can you log a ticket on https://dropbox.com/support with the existing info so they can help investigate further?
You may also wanna do the same with Trend Micro as the issue was on their end. If you find any additional info that would be helpful to the community, feel free to post here!
Thanks
- Umaster7 years agoNew member | Level 2
This is also still happening for me.
I'm using virus pattern 14.309 with dropbox 51.4.66
- Umaster7 years agoNew member | Level 2This is not solved! as of 6/13/18 I have virus pattern 14.309
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