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Machaut2024
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2 years ago
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Dropbox is not saving screenshots, even though this feature has been enabled in backup

Ever since transferring to a new laptop that runs Windows 11, I have been unable to save new Screenshots to Dropbox. The first problem I had was that Windows' infernal and ridiculous Snipping Tool ha...
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    Machaut2024
    2 years ago

    I have found a fix for this problem. 

     

    I simply go to the Screenshots folder in my Windows user account, right click on it, and select 'Move to Dropbox'. This merges the existing Screenshots folder with the one I have in Dropbox. Going forward, all screenshots are saved directly to Dropbox. 

     

    So the only issue that remains is getting Windows to deal with the slowness of their Snipping Tool and its interruption of video.

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