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hunterm
Explorer | Level 4
3 years ago

Unable to open "Online Only" files without setting them to "Local" first

A user at a company I provide IT support for just upgraded to Windows 10 Enterprise from Windows 10 Home. Upon creation of the new profile and setting up dropbox, it was noticed that the user is unab...
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TracerW
Explorer | Level 3

I have this same problem, having just moved to Windows 11. The Dropbox app does not show any files or directories. It always worked perfectly on W10, and also on my iPad. (I can access all the files etc from W11 by going to the Dropbox.com website). 

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hunterm
Explorer | Level 4
3 years ago

I'm not sure what you mean, the files and folders are showing fine in my scenario. The user I described is also not on W11. You may need to check the "selective syncing" option in the dropbox preferences and select all files.

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