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ajborson
3 years agoHelpful | Level 7
Windows 11 Upgrade and cannot get Dropbox to work properly
I recently upgraded my PC desktop to Windows 11. Dropbox worked perfectly in Windows 10, and when I upgraded my laptop to 11, it was seamless. On the desktop, I can access Dropbox through the web,...
- 3 years ago
So...
The secret (as is sadly so often the case) is a re-start.
Once I did that, I was able to get the full Dropbox app to install, and now it looks like I can access the Dropbox files correctly.
I don't understand this, but it did the trick.
thanks to Megan and Jay for your help!
Andy
ajborson
Helpful | Level 7
I downloaded Dropbox for S App again, and opened it. The up-to-date files are there, much like on the Dropbox website, but when I try to open a file (for example an Excel file, using Excel), it's empty. If I look for the file through Excel, it's not the up-to-date file. This isn't the answer...
Jay
3 years agoDropbox Staff
Hi ajborson, are you able to download and install the full Dropbox desktop application from this link?
- ajborson3 years agoHelpful | Level 7
Yes. I can open the web-based Dropbox, and it's up-to-date. The problem occurs when I try to either access a Dropbox file from one of my Office applications (Excel, Word), or open a file from the web-based Dropbox into the Office application (in which case it does not load up, or I get the non-updated file from before I upgraded to Windows 11).
- Jay3 years agoDropbox StaffThe link I provided should give you the download to install the Dropbox desktop application.
Have you disabled installations from outside the Microsoft store?- ajborson3 years agoHelpful | Level 7
I haven't purposefully done anything about downloads, so it's whatever the default is.
The Dropbox app does download, but it's when I try to install it that it fails. Thoughts?
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