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I can't select my existing Dropbox folder upon signing into the v209.3.3519 Dropbox app.
Dear all,
During installation I would like Dropbox to re-use the copy of dropbox folder which I have locally, but when I try to point dropbox installator to that location (D:\Dropbox in my case), i...
Megan
Dropbox Staff
Dropbox StaffHey dma_k, when you click the Dropbox folder location, you can choose the parent folder of the already established Dropbox folder. For example, if you have your Dropbox folder in the path "D:\OtherDrive\Folder\Team Name Dropbox", you'll want to select the folder "D:\OtherDrive\Folder".
Did you you choose D:\Dropbox or simply your 😧 path?
I have selected "D:\", and installer appended "Dropbox" automatically. I cannot change it.
There is "D:\Dropbox\.dropbox.cache\", "D:\Dropbox\.dropbox" (and other special files) inside that folder, created by Dropbox earlier. To make a story complete: I have uninstalled Dropbox and installed it again and now stalled because merge function does not work, but I remember it working before (this is not the first time I do that).
- Walter
When you say it's not stalled, could you elaborate a tad dma_k ?
Also, I noticed that you're using the beta version of the app. Can you try the latest, stable one from this page and let us know how it goes?
Note that you'll need to toggle off the "early access" option from your account's settings first.
I had "Early access" set to off:
Version is taken from this dialog:
At the moment I cannot complete Dropbox installation simply because I don't have enough free disk space.
Let me know if "Merge" function works OK for you.
