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seiyahaha
Explorer | Level 3
3 months ago

The Dropbox desktop app gets stuck when I delete files

When I delete any file, dropbox gets stuck, restarting the computer fixes it, but when deleting again, it still happens. Tried everything from reinstalling the programme, holding down ALT to fix it, ...
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seiyahaha
Explorer | Level 3
I had this problem in stable and upgraded to beta to fix it, but ultimately it wasn't resolved
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Walter
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3 months ago

Thanks for clarifying that for me @seiyahaha 

 

Do you have any 3rd party apps that are monitoring your files somehow, like antivirus programs, a VPN/proxy setting, or even another app that syncs or backs up your files?

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    seiyahaha
    Explorer | Level 3
    3 months ago
    no，just dropbox

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