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Dropbox App Not Opening in Windows 11? Here’s What to do
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Updated onOctober 4, 2023
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Many users have complained that Dropbox app is not opening in Windows 11. The complaints ranged fromDropbox keeps crashingto encountering an unexpected close with Error 404.
Dropbox is a popularcloud storageservice that is used by numerous users from all around the world. It is similar to Google Drive and Microsoft OneDrive, but it offers its features.
Why won’t my Dropbox app open?
Although, Dropbox is known as a reliable service that rarely causes problems for users. Nevertheless, there might be some situations such as these when the service will act up, causing problems for users.
This issue may be caused by a lot of possible errors within the app or even the Windows system, such as missing icons, firewall issues, an overstacked cache folder, and more.
Should in case you have issues syncing your files, you might want to check your Internet connection as the sync can’t function well if you’renot properly connected to the Internet.
In case you notice any problems, try solving them by using workarounds from our guide onfixing limited Internet connection on Windows,and then try to sync Dropbox again.
Hence, we’ve compiled several proven fixes that you can adopt to solve the problem of the Dropbox app not opening in Windows 11.
What can I do if Dropbox is not opening in Windows 11?
1. Reset the Dropbox settings
By resetting your Dropbox in the Command Prompt, the piled-up cache and other issues that are preventing the Dropbox app from opening will be cleared.
2. Clear the Dropbox cache
It isn’t uncommon for a piled-up cache to prevent the proper functioning of the Dropbox app.
After clearing the Cache folder, your Dropbox app should open in Windows 11 without any problems.
3. Add Dropbox to the Windows Firewall exception list
It is possible that the Dropbox app is not opening because of restrictions from Windows Firewall.
If this is the case, you don’t need to disable the Firewall completely. You can simply add Dropbox to the exception list, and your cloud service should function normally.
4. Uninstall and reinstall Dropbox
By uninstalling Dropbox, all the synced data that was causing the Dropbox app is not opening error on Windows 11 should be removed. Hence, the new installation should be perfect.
Make sure all files related to Dropbox are removed before reinstalling. A quick way to do so is withCCleaner. It detects and safely deletes leftover files so you can have a completely fresh installation.
These are the best solutions that we recommend for fixing Dropbox is not opening on Windows 11 problem.
However, if none of these works for you, you may check our guide on what to do to fixDropbox not syncing on Windows 11.
We’d like to hear from you in the comments section on the solution that works for you.
More about the topics:dropbox,Dropbox Guides,Windows 11
Vladimir Popescu
Being an artist his entire life while also playing handball at a professional level, Vladimir has also developed a passion for all things computer-related.
With an innate fascination for research and analysis, and realizing many other people share his passion for this subject, he delved into writing Windows-related articles, so other people can also benefit from the acquired information.
When not writing kick-ass articles, Vladimir likes to spend his time doing Crossfit and creating art.
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