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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.
This may have been mentioned before, but as i have had to do this a few times i find this is the easiest way .....
download and install Dropbox as usual, I am now on windows 10 so it automatically makes a folder in my C drive (not wanted there as i have a separate drive for all my docs in D) so i allow it to make folder, then go to my D drive and rename original folder 'dropbox2'.
Go to the dropbox icon in bottom right corner, right click so you get the dropbox status screen, it will show it is already indexing, click on settings icon in right top corner, go to 'preferences', then 'account', click on 'move'.
because you have changed the name of original dropbox, you can point it to the original drive you want it in, (eg D:\) once you have done this, (yes i know it gives you 2 dropboxes, getting to that) go to that drive (eg D:\) and rename new dropbox to dropboxZ or anything you like, then rename OLD dropbox back to just 'Dropbox' it should show the syncing icon straight away.
you may need to pause the new dropbox before doing this although i have found it works either way.
once you are sure the original dropbox is updating, you can remove it or just rename, just while you make sure everything is syncing ok, it can be confusing as there will already be folder titles in there, so make sure you remove the correct one!!!
good luck but be careful
