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roquefort44
5 months agoExplorer | Level 3
I'm unable to open Dropbox files on Windows Explorer due to OneDrive brown box icon.
Certain Dropbox files showing on my desktop cannot be opened from Windows Explorer. These files have a little brown overlay on the file icon. Dropbox support tells me this overlay is a One Drive icon...
roquefort44
Explorer | Level 3
Hi Nancy, I've uninstalled One Drive but still get the same error message when opening files from my desktop.
Nancy
5 months agoDropbox Staff
Hmm, I see. Did you also restart your computer in the meantime and it made no difference?
If not, I’d like a screenshot of an example file you see with this icon in your Dropbox folder, as well as the error that appears when you try to open it.
Finally, what's the current syncing status and app version of your Dropbox app?
- mcollins2463 days agoExplorer | Level 3
I just started to get these brown boxes on my computer dropbox files. I could not open the files... so I tried quitting one drive... the brown icon stays on the file but now I can open the files. Does anyone know if there is a better fix as I use both one drive and dropbox due to clients using different share folder systems... I need both.
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