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Muhammed_Neamy
Copper Contributor
Nov 01, 2023

Inaccessible Files

Hi there,

 

I have a major issue with OneDrive and Dropbox. Apparently, Onedrive is overlapping my Dropbox file and i cannot access them. All my files have this little brown box image attached to them and i cannot access.

I reached out to Dropbox support team, they advise me to edit the registry editor and rename several OneDrive entries to Dropbox. I tried uninstalled OneDrive but still not point.

reinstalling Dropbox only solves the issue for several hours, then the brown box image returns.

Dropbox has no further suggestions for me, and told me to check with Microsoft.

Appreciate urgent support for this request, my files are very important.

Thanks.

  • Hi Muhammed_Neamy,

    I recommend using only one sync solution. Using both solutions at the same time and certainly on the same files or folders will result in corruption.

    I also advise against using the OneDrive Sync app but only using OneDrive Online or the MS Teams app to manage your files and folders.
    • Muhammed_Neamy's avatar
      Muhammed_Neamy
      Copper Contributor
      Thank you for your response.

      Yes, that is my intention. i completely removed OneDrive as i do not even use it. I use only Outlook, Teams, Word and Excel. yet i am still getting this issue.
      • MathieuVandenHautte's avatar
        MathieuVandenHautte
        Steel Contributor

        Hi Muhammed_Neamy,

        This action plan may resolve the issues:
        - open CMD as an administrator
        - sfc/scannow
        - dism /online /cleanup-image /restorehealth
        - reboot your machine

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