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irisss's avatar
irisss
Helpful | Level 6
5 months ago

The Dropbox tray gets duplicated every time I click on the Dropbox icon (bugged)

Hi,  I have started getting this bizarre issue all of a sudden where whenever I open the dropbox tray, it becomes a mini version of itself within the tray (see picture). Anyone have any idea why thi...
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  • andersonw's avatar
    andersonw
    5 months ago

    Thank you for the details about what you're seeing. Based on the screenshots, this looks like it could potentially be a graphics compatibility issue.

     

    One thing you could try is to disable hardware acceleration. This will cause Dropbox to use "software rendering" which can work around compatibility issues with specific GPU or driver versions. To disable hardware acceleration, you can Control + Click on the Dropbox icon in the notification area, and uncheck the "Hardware Acceleration (GPU)" item. This will prompt you to restart Dropbox to apply the setting.

     

     

    Please let us know if it has any impact.

     

    Could you also share a screenshot of your Windows "Display" settings? This might help us understand whether this issue is specific to a certain display resolution, monitor layout, or "DPI scaling" configuration.

     

    From the "Display" settings screen, there's also an "Advanced display settings" link. Could you click that link and also share a screenshot of those settings?

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Nancy
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Hi irisss, and welcome to our forum!

 

This is odd indeed, but let’s have a look. 

 

Have you tried uninstalling and reinstalling the Dropbox app, since you noticed this behavior? 

 

If the issue persists after that, I’d like to know the OS version of your device, as well as the app version of your Dropbox app.

 

Keep me posted for any updates.

irisss's avatar
irisss
Helpful | Level 6
5 months ago

I have reinstalled the app but I think its just broken. The installation was a nightmare because everything becomes a mini version of itself (duplicated). The tray is also not fixed and now I have to wait for everything to sync again.

I have Windows 10 Home 64-bit.  Dropbox version is v202.4.5551  

 

 



 

 

 

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