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Installing Dropbox desktop app for Windows to Program Files instead of x86 Program Files
Is there any way to modify Dropbox installation procedure so that it installs to Program Files folder instead of Program Files (x86)...?
e.g. with some parameter after dropbox-install.exe
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dropboxI have the same question that Walter asked.
I am running Win10 Pro 22H2 19045.5440. I tried to install several stable builds of the x64 version (e.g., 216.4.4420) but the file version (1.3.911.1), like previous releases, is not a 64-bit application.
The installer automatically defaults to a 32-bit version of the program and installs its files in C:\Program Files (x86) instead of C:\Program Files, which is the default directory for x64 applications.
Of course, 64-bit versions of Windows can run 32-bit applications, but this is not efficient. It is also misleading to tell users that you have "stable 64-bit versions" of the program available for offline installation, when they are actually 32-bit versions intended to run on 64-bit machines.
Neal Mc
Community Manager
Community ManagerHi Roy_H, though Dropbox is still installed into Program Files (x86), that we do in fact have and serve a 64 bit version of Dropbox. As an example, other companies appear to do this too, such as Microsoft with Edge. We do not have any plans on changing the install location at this time.
