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PRQ's avatar
PRQ
Explorer | Level 4
12 months ago

The Dropbox shortcut on my desktop isn't working

My shortcut icon stopped working a couple months ago. The only way I can access dropbox is through windows explorer. I'm running windows 10. I have uninstalled/reinstalled multiple times, restarted m...
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  • Jay's avatar
    Jay
    12 months ago

    Hi PRQ, what happens when you attempt to drag the shortcut to the taskbar? Are there no options to add it to the taskbar?

Nancy's avatar
Nancy
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Hi PRQ! To recretate the Dropbox shortcut in your taskbar, please click on the small Dropbox icon in your system tray, go to your initials/profile picture > Preferences > Account tab. When you're at the Account tab, press alt + h on your keyboard, and click the "Create desktop shortcut" button. 

 

Do you see the shortcut again after that?

Rastaman's avatar
Rastaman
Explorer | Level 4
12 months ago

The user (PROQ) asked how to create a shortcut on his Taskbar - NOT on his Desktop.

How do you create a Dropbox shortcut on the Taskbar - like the one that used to work for a decade...

Dropbox has gotten SO BAD - NO SUPPORT all they care about is MONEY

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