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mtuckervisualedgeit's avatar
mtuckervisualedgeit
New member | Level 2
5 months ago

.tmp files being created in C:\Program files(x86)\Dropbox\Temp

I have a new computer that came with dropbox installed on it and I had never used it. Recent twice a day (once at 1:08pm and once at 1:08am) I get files in the location in C:\Program files(x86)\Dropb...
Desktop
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Hannah's avatar
Hannah
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5 months ago

Hey mtuckervisualedgeit, thanks for letting us know about this.

 

These temporary files only exist in the program folder, right, not in your Dropbox folder as well?

 

Also, which version of the app are you using?

 

You can see that along with the sync status of the app, by hovering over the Dropbox icon in your system tray.

 

Let me know what you find.

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