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Veloxi
Helpful | Level 6
7 months ago

Logged out of Dropbox, Now Dropbox Can't See Existing Folder on Windows 11

Hello. I'm on Windows 11, and Friday -- the last time I used my PC -- all was fine with Dropbox.    Today, when I turned on the PC, Dropbox was logged out, and when I logged in, it could no lon...
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  • Jay's avatar
    Jay
    7 months ago

    Yes, although you should try to wait for the folder names and subfolders to be created in the new Dropbox folder, and then you can pause the syncing and copy the files over to the new folder. 

     

    When you unpause the syncing, it'll take a little time for the app to process it as it will begin to reindex the files.

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Veloxi
Helpful | Level 6

Hey, so I pointed the installer to the drive with the Dropbox folder on it, and this happened:

 

Not sure what to do at this point. Please help?

 

Edit: Interesting, it seems to have timed out and is asking me to log in again. 

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Jay
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7 months ago

If you're getting this message, then it could mean that it's trying to sign into another account. Do you have a different Dropbox account under a different email?

  • Veloxi's avatar
    Veloxi
    Helpful | Level 6
    7 months ago
    Nope, just the one!
    • Jay's avatar
      Jay
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      7 months ago

      Since you're getting this message, you'll need to create the new Dropbox folder on the external drive, since the app won't allow you to use the old one.

      • Veloxi's avatar
        Veloxi
        Helpful | Level 6
        7 months ago

        What? Why? Any idea how this could have happened?

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