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joshbreindel
New member | Level 1
2 months ago

There's a .canary file causing syncing issues on my Dropbox app.

Hey all!  My local backup software failed out yesterday - it reported that there was a file in use in Dropbox.  I poked around and found that ".canary" in my Dropbox cache was marked with the syncing...
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WokeSucks's avatar
WokeSucks
New member | Level 1
6 days ago

Same problem here.
Started after the recent dropbox-update...
When deleted files are replaced automatically...
I cannot trace the origin of the file, but there are mentionings:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\217.3.4297\driver_amd64
Annoying that the sync is planned, but keeps waiting/pending for days now...

 

Walter's avatar
Walter
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4 days ago

Hey WokeSucks - sorry to hear about this. Can you send us a screenshot of how it looks on your end so that we can have a visual too?

Also, what is your computer's exact OS version and the version and status of the Dropbox desktop app as shown in your system  tray? 

  • WokeSucks's avatar
    WokeSucks
    New member | Level 1
    4 days ago

    Hi Walter,

    I cannot send an attacment, so See below for the screenshots please.

     

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