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Dropbox v169.4.5684 not syncing
Dear Dropbox Forum, Since the update the Dropbox to v169.4.5684, it has completely stopped working - not sync at all. It does not start automatically when Windows starts (Windows 10). When I manu...
Dear Megan,
Thank you very much for your quick reply. After posting that I tried another route and solved it by forcing a reinstallation. I think what happened during the previous automatic update to v169.4.5684 was that the Dropbox client was blocked by the antivirus software (Kaspersky). Below are the steps in case anyone else is having the same problem. Not sure if this is a proper process, but it worked for me.
- I downloaded the installer, but during the first time I ran it, there was an error saying that the installer cannot write files in the 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\client' folder.
- I then manually deleted all files in the said folder before running the installer again.
- During the installation, the antivirus software flags up the Dropbox.exe file as a trojan. I think during the automatic update, this also happened, but back then I probably quarantined it or something, thinking it was a genuine threat. However, this time I clicked 'Allow once' (or something along that line I did not capture the screen).
- Installation was done, and now Dropbox is working again!
Dear Megan,
Thank you very much for your quick reply. After posting that I tried another route and solved it by forcing a reinstallation. I think what happened during the previous automatic update to v169.4.5684 was that the Dropbox client was blocked by the antivirus software (Kaspersky). Below are the steps in case anyone else is having the same problem. Not sure if this is a proper process, but it worked for me.
- I downloaded the installer, but during the first time I ran it, there was an error saying that the installer cannot write files in the 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\client' folder.
- I then manually deleted all files in the said folder before running the installer again.
- During the installation, the antivirus software flags up the Dropbox.exe file as a trojan. I think during the automatic update, this also happened, but back then I probably quarantined it or something, thinking it was a genuine threat. However, this time I clicked 'Allow once' (or something along that line I did not capture the screen).
- Installation was done, and now Dropbox is working again!
