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Neil_Stanley
Helpful | Level 5
3 years ago

Dropbox and Windows 11 - not autostarting

Although all the settings say it should be, my recently installed copy of Dropbox on a new W11 machine is not autostarting on switch on. I'm having to start it manually. One PC and 2 iOS systems can ...
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  • Rich's avatar
    Rich
    3 years ago
    Neil_Stanley wrote:

    Tried that (144.4.4491) - on reboot still no tray icon but DbxSvc exists in Task Manager.

    Go into Windows Settings/Apps/Startup and make sure Windows hasn't disabled the startup of Dropbox.

     

     

Neil_Stanley's avatar
Neil_Stanley
Helpful | Level 5
3 years ago

Tried that (144.4.4491) - on reboot still no tray icon but DbxSvc exists in Task Manager. File moved to Dropbox folder didn't appear on other devices until I forced Dropbox start (when 3 additional Dropbox tasks appeared in Task Manager as did tray icon). 

Thanks.

  • Rich's avatar
    Rich
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    3 years ago
    Neil_Stanley wrote:

    Tried that (144.4.4491) - on reboot still no tray icon but DbxSvc exists in Task Manager.

    Go into Windows Settings/Apps/Startup and make sure Windows hasn't disabled the startup of Dropbox.

     

     

    • r-c-195's avatar
      r-c-195
      Helpful | Level 6
      3 years ago

      Didn't work.  Dropbox still not starting on Windows Startup.  Dropbox was set to start at Windows Startup just like the screen shows.

       

      When Windows was restarted, somehow, the Dropbox switch was turned from on to off.

    • Neil_Stanley's avatar
      Neil_Stanley
      Helpful | Level 5
      3 years ago

      Thanks, that found it - I had looked there previously and it had been set to start.

      • Neil_Stanley's avatar
        Neil_Stanley
        Helpful | Level 5
        3 years ago

        Oh dear! This morning it's still set correctly but Dropbox didn't start up on it's own.

    • r-c-195's avatar
      r-c-195
      Helpful | Level 6
      3 years ago
      This might just be the answer I've been looking for! Will give it a try. 🙂

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