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Dropbox taskbar icon on Windows 11 doesn't allow drag and drop anymore.
So I'm sure this has been solved previously and posted here, but I just can't find the post (I've searched and tried various AI for answers too).
Windows doesn't seem to allow drag and dropping f...
Nancy
Drag and drop functionality to the taskbar stopped a long time ago (I'm sure Dropbox knows this, it's well documented on various websites).
I had previously used a workaround to overcome this, but the workaround has recently stopped working too (I can't be sure when).
I'm fairly certain (but not 100%) this was the original workaround I used:
- Open the Start menu, find the Dropbox app, right click and select Open File Location (normally C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Dropbox).
- Drag the Dropbox shortcut somewhere (e.g Downloads) and make a copy.
- Select the Properties of the new shortcut and change the "Start in" value to be the path of your Dropbox folders (normally C:\Users\username\Dropbox).
- Then Right click the shortcut and choose "Pin to Taskbar".
- Then you can drag files onto the shortcut on the taskbar.
However as mentioned, this workaround recently stopped working too.
So I was trying to find the post about the original workaround to see if my method above was correct or not (because it's not working even if I recreate it) and if there were any additional posts to the thread with updates on how to workaround this problem.
The desktop app version is 219.3.4324.
There's no problem dropping files into the Dropbox folder.
