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martinHa
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3 years ago
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Clicking Task Bar Icon does not open file explorer any more?

Good Morning all, as of yesterday I have been having some strange issues with my dropbox.    When I click on the icon on the taskbar it opens the Dropbox app panel rather than file explorer. This w...
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    martinHa
    3 years ago

    -Megan, I tried a fresh install and it’s working again. Thanks for the help!

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martinHa
Helpful | Level 5
3 years ago

Thanks for the reply Megan,

 

Yes I am talking about the first icon in the task bar. 

Up until a day or so ago clicking (or maybe double clinking, I have been doing it for so many years it is now automatic) file explorer would open. 

Now all I get is the dropbox app window that shows my last few files accessed. I understand that there is a folder button at the top of that menu that will take me to file explorer. My issue is, I do this dozens of times day, but moving the curser and clicking again on another icon is inefficient. Has the app lost this functionality? It has been there since I started using the software in 2014. 

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martinHa
Helpful | Level 5
3 years ago

-Megan, I tried a fresh install and it’s working again. Thanks for the help!

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