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Dropbox Sync errors on Windows Search folder
My system is a normal Windows 11 desktop.
All the standard Libraries, including DropBox, are re-located to D:\Users\%user%\
All libraries, incl DropBox, are indexed by Windows Search for file names and contents
Consequently, Windows creates a Search folder inside the Dropbox root during the index build process.
with this folder tree
Dropbox > Search > Data > Applications
> Temp > usgthrsvc
Sync Error messsages occur for the usgthrsvc folder and four other files
All request "Give DropBox permission to access this file" or folder
1. How can I get rid of the error flag on the Dropbox system tray?
2. Should Dropbox Sync not be aware of the Search folder and skip it totally?
No system search indexes should under any circumstances ever be uploaded elsewhere
- though I'm pleased to note that the top level "Search" folder is not flagged online as shared
Is it recommended to modify the folder security to give my User Read permissions?
assuming the DropBox app runs with my Admin user privileges
Thanks in advance
Spilly
posted in error (newbie here)
To ensure my report reflects the true Win 11 default situation, I restarted in Safe Mode with no web access and permanently deleted the entire Search folder from Dropbox.
On restart I then reset Windows Search to re-index the entire system.
The error behaviour I report occurred when the indexes were freshly rebuilt.
I confirm Windows search behaves as I would expect: file names and/or contents
It's very likely the same in Win10 too.
spilly
