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Moving dropbox sync folder location
When moving the location of my Drpbox sync folders from one drive to another, I get the following error message: "Couldn't move junction point: C:\Users\.....\Dropbox\.drpbox.cache\...\placeholder.av...
It's the same problem as I reported in 14.3.17 here:
https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Installation-and-desktop-app/Problem-with-making-a-local-backup-of-Dropbox-folder-version-14/m-p/193333#M40904
The placeholder.* files created by that release in a subfolder called 'qebcobkqbgpbzfynfuwbof' in the .dropbox.cache folder are unreadable by Windows 8.1 and Windows 10.It's only that subfolder that you need to delete.
I have this same error trying to move my dropbox from C to my Bigger E drive off my OS ssd's. And I don't know what a junction is either. and I'm fairly techy :(
Any thoughts? It starts the move process then quits at that folder. I'll be maybe manually moving it and see if it'll continue the process. I'll report my findings, but it is a problem it'd seem. Stuck on the placeholder.avi file :(
Update: I deleted those files , all of them from that folder ( you have to have hidden files showing in explorer in windows) and then it'd allowed me to move my dropbox to another drive.
Hope that helps
I have the same problem, I went to delete the files like was mentioned, but even when I enable hidden files and folders I don't have that folder.
You dont have the folder .dropbox.cache at the top of explorer? it should be kinda faded. I had to delete ALL the files out of that folder. Close it, then try the Move again. This time it worked. I tried renaming it a couple of times but it'd still hang on those files, the placeholder ones. Either way, got it moved now. Not sure what else to suggest. Maybe do a file search for the one avi file or something and then go into from that window. (right click and I believe its called go to source folder) or something from the windows search results.
- Rich
Super User II
KevinDropboxGuy wrote:
You dont have the folder .dropbox.cache at the top of explorer? it should be kinda faded. I had to delete ALL the files out of that folder.
The .dropbox.cache folder is hidden and will only be visible if the display of hidden files is enabled. When enabled, it will show as faded (on Windows, at least). If that option is not enabled then it won't be visible at all.
