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billieraven
Explorer | Level 4
3 months ago

The Dropbox desktop application doesn't appear in my system tray on Windows

Dropbox does not appear in my system tray I have a dropbox app v210.4.4854 on my desktop but it does not activate dropbox in my system tray I can drag the dropbox shortcut from my desktop to my t...
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Jay
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In the Dropbox desktop application preferences, is this setting enabled to have it start when the computer is booted?

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billieraven
Explorer | Level 4
2 months ago

Hey Jay,

Just want to thank you for all your patient help.

I've surrendered, going to use something else.

I uninstalled all trace of dropbox off my computer, installed a new one and wow, it went in my taskbar and lit up when I put something in it and it was set to system startup...

but today, nothing, gone and even if I try to put the shortcut in the taskbar which used to work now it sees it as going in explorer.
I'm just too stupid.

Odd, because I've used dropbox a long time and it always synced.

Alas, time moves on!

Thanks again

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