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Neil_Stanley
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3 years ago

Dropbox and Windows 11 - not autostarting

Although all the settings say it should be, my recently installed copy of Dropbox on a new W11 machine is not autostarting on switch on. I'm having to start it manually. One PC and 2 iOS systems can ...
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  • Rich's avatar
    Rich
    3 years ago
    Neil_Stanley wrote:

    Tried that (144.4.4491) - on reboot still no tray icon but DbxSvc exists in Task Manager.

    Go into Windows Settings/Apps/Startup and make sure Windows hasn't disabled the startup of Dropbox.

     

     

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Rich
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Neil_Stanley wrote:

Tried that (144.4.4491) - on reboot still no tray icon but DbxSvc exists in Task Manager.

Go into Windows Settings/Apps/Startup and make sure Windows hasn't disabled the startup of Dropbox.

 

 

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Neil_Stanley
Helpful | Level 5
3 years ago

Thanks, that found it - I had looked there previously and it had been set to start.

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    Neil_Stanley
    Helpful | Level 5
    3 years ago

    Oh dear! This morning it's still set correctly but Dropbox didn't start up on it's own.

      • Neil_Stanley's avatar
        Neil_Stanley
        Helpful | Level 5
        3 years ago

        Hi,

         

        Been with Dropbox since it first became available so on the basic plan now with 3 devices linked (PC and 2 x iOS).

         

        Neil

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