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Vick
2 months agoNew member | Level 2
Double-click on the Dropbox icon opens the Dropbox folder with ALT enabled
Since days ago I have an strange behavior:
If I double click the dropbox try icon (Windows 10) the dropbox folder opens maximized, this is the normal behavior, but some days ago this changed: now t...
- 2 months ago
Hey folks, I'm on the engineering team. Thanks for flagging this and sorry for the inconvenience. Confirming that this is a bug we rolled out accidentally, and we're looking to fix it soon. We expect this to be fixed in a future update that will get rolled out in about 2-3 weeks.
In the meanwhile, as a workaround, pressing the Alt key should get you back to regular state. Thank you
Gunyson
2 months agoNew member | Level 1
I open from the windows 10 tray in the right corner by the clock. It will open maximized, a second or so later it will change size, and then act as if the ALT key has been pressed (it will show windows shortcuts). This does not happen with non dropbox related windows.
- Nancy2 months ago
Dropbox Staff
Gunyson, can you also clarify your Dropbox app version for me please? Is this something you noticed after a recent update, by any chance?
- Gunyson2 months agoNew member | Level 1
Version 216.4.4420
This has been ongoing for quite some time. I realized it at least a few months ago i believe.
- Vick2 months agoNew member | Level 2
I was just seeing how to attach a screenshot but I could not find it...
Just as Gunyson said, this seems to be a common problem, maybe a buggy update.
See in the image he posted, the window is NOT maximized anymore and in the upper left corner the shortcuts are present , like you press ALT key in the keyboard. I have this exact behavior.
This occurs when you make double click on the TRY ICON (in the right of the taskbar, next to the clock in windows 10)
Dropbox version: 216.4.4420 on Windows 10 Pro 64-bit.
Any solution?
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