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nielsvb
Helpful | Level 5
8 years ago

Dropbox won't start on my Windows 10 computer

I noticed that the dropbox icon was not in my apps tray, so I tried to start it manually, clicking the icon on my desktop. Nothing happens - win 10 task manager shows that it starts, but the program ...
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  • Mark's avatar
    Mark
    8 years ago
    I would do all of that yes.

    Remove all references to Dropbox in the registry. Remove any .exe references etc. to Dropbox. Restart computer.

    Try a reinstall from www.dropbox.com/downloading
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Mark
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I would do all of that yes.

Remove all references to Dropbox in the registry. Remove any .exe references etc. to Dropbox. Restart computer.

Try a reinstall from www.dropbox.com/downloading
nielsvb's avatar
nielsvb
Helpful | Level 5
8 years ago

Just did a re-install. Seems to work fine now (got a scare because 2 days of work seemed gone, but are in 'conflicted files'...)

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