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Veloxi
8 months agoHelpful | Level 6
Logged out of Dropbox, Now Dropbox Can't See Existing Folder on Windows 11
Hello. I'm on Windows 11, and Friday -- the last time I used my PC -- all was fine with Dropbox.
Today, when I turned on the PC, Dropbox was logged out, and when I logged in, it could no lon...
- 8 months ago
Yes, although you should try to wait for the folder names and subfolders to be created in the new Dropbox folder, and then you can pause the syncing and copy the files over to the new folder.
When you unpause the syncing, it'll take a little time for the app to process it as it will begin to reindex the files.
Veloxi
Helpful | Level 6
Alright, so when I rename the original Dropbox folder, create a new one, and point the app to it, should I then pause syncing and move everything over from the original, renamed folder to the new one?
Jay
8 months agoDropbox Staff
Yes, although you should try to wait for the folder names and subfolders to be created in the new Dropbox folder, and then you can pause the syncing and copy the files over to the new folder.
When you unpause the syncing, it'll take a little time for the app to process it as it will begin to reindex the files.
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