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Desktop Application Will Not Allow Existing Dropbox Folder to Be Used. Error: "The folder already contains a Dropbox directory."
I have been a happy user of Dropbox for years. Until recently . . .
Dropbox recently quit working properly. The latest issue today was that it failed to load the "platform plugin windows." The ...
You should not select the Dropbox folder but the folder you wish Dropbox to be placed in. Then it will be installed in that folder.
If its on a 2nd drive and not in a folder, simply select the Drive in the chooser window.
At least this is what I am thinking based upon your post. I made this same issue at first when trying to move Dropbox all those years ago.
The installer will let you choose the location. It on the last screen before it closes under the advanced settings. Many users myself included think Dropbox was already being installed in the default location at this point in the process but it was still waiting.
Thank you Syibly, too late unfortunately ... I have created another directory for Dropbox, copied all the files from the old one there and ... after 20 hours is still synchronizing (the difference was less than 10Mb between the live Dropbox and the one from my computer).
I am not having first issue with Dropbox, years ago they deleted all my files by mistake (100% work related).
Still disappointed that they do not solve this type of issues. As a developer and product manager I cannot understand and accept this from such a big brand.
