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Can an application/program stored on dropbox be executed directly?
Can an application/program stored on dropbox be executed directly?
Rich
Super User II
Super User II
mcjayjay wrote:
Can an application/program stored on dropbox be executed directly?
The Dropbox folder on your computer is like any other folder on your computer. There's nothing special about it. If you place a standalone executable file in the Dropbox folder and execute it, it will run just fine within the limits that Mark mentioned. There can't be any other other dependencies like Registry entries that don't exist on that PC, or DLL files that aren't registered/included with the executable, etc.
Now if you're trying to run it on Dropbox itself, meaning in their cloud, no you can't do that. The file will need to be synced to the computer before you can run it.
