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bazdrop's avatar
bazdrop
New member | Level 2
2 years ago

Lost Dropbox on Android phone

Hi

 

I have Dropbox Business on my Desktop.

 

Until this morning I also had it on Android phone. However the phone had not updated (sync) with Desktop and so I removed and re-installed Dropbox on phone.

 

Problem is- it has installed the basic Dropbox, with no visible files, and I do not know how to link it back to the Desktop version.

 

Thank you

 

 

  • Rich's avatar
    Rich
    2 years ago

    bazdrop wrote:

    Yes the problem seems to be that Dropbox.com is not up to date with the Desktop.


    Make sure the Dropbox application is running on your desktop. If it is, check its status by hovering your icon cursor over the Dropbox icon in your system tray (Windows) or menu bar (Mac).

  • Rich's avatar
    Rich
    Icon for Super User II rankSuper User II

    bazdrop wrote:

    it has installed the basic Dropbox, with no visible files, and I do not know how to link it back to the Desktop version.


    You likely signed in using a different email address than what you used on the desktop. Sign out of the Dropbox app on your phone and sign back in, being sure to sign in with the same email address that you used for Dropbox on your desktop.

    • bazdrop's avatar
      bazdrop
      New member | Level 2

      You got it in one Sir- many thanks!

       

      However, phone has not yet synced to Desktop (which is what got me into difficulties this morning).

       

      Is there a 'Refresh' or similar that will do that?

       

      Many thanks

      • Nancy's avatar
        Nancy
        Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff

        Hey bazdrop! Hope you’re doing good. 

         

        Please note that the mobile app doesn’t sync to Dropbox like the desktop one does; it’s merely a reflection of what you see on www.dropbox.com

         

        Can you please log in to www.dropbox.com with the credentials of your Business account, and let me know if you can see all of your files there? I’d like to make sure your desktop app is syncing properly instead to our servers.

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