{"id":3515,"date":"2017-10-09T06:30:55","date_gmt":"2017-10-09T13:30:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.coretechnologies.com\/blog\/?p=3515"},"modified":"2023-01-07T17:37:11","modified_gmt":"2023-01-08T01:37:11","slug":"update-dropbox-preferences","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.coretechnologies.com\/blog\/alwaysup\/update-dropbox-preferences\/","title":{"rendered":"Q & A: How do I Update my Dropbox Preferences?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n  I have a 10 installations of AlwaysUp in my company that are running Dropbox<\/a> as a service. Is there a way I can surface the Dropbox icon in the taskbar whilst it is running underneath AlwaysUp?<\/b> I need to make some preference changes and of course when configuring Dropbox to run underneath AlwaysUp we can’t see the task tray icon!<\/p>\n

— Matt @ Triaster Ltd<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\nHi Matt. When Dropbox is running as a windows service with AlwaysUp<\/a>, you won’t see its familiar task tray icon (\"\") on your desktop. This is because Dropbox is operating in the background, on the isolated Session 0<\/a>. And because Session 0 does not contain a task bar, you won’t see the tray icon even if if you switch to Session 0.\n<\/p>\n

\nFortunately you have a couple of options to reveal the tray icon and gain access to the Preferences window:\n<\/p>\n

1. Stop Dropbox in AlwaysUp and start it normally<\/b><\/h2>\n

\nThe first option is to simply stop Dropbox under AlwaysUp and fire it up as you would normally on your desktop (by double-clicking on its desktop icon).\n<\/p>\n

\nOnce you are done making changes to your settings, exit Dropbox from the tray icon and start it as a service under AlwaysUp again (Application > Start “Dropbox”<\/b>).\n<\/p>\n

2. Restart Dropbox on your desktop from AlwaysUp<\/b><\/h2>\n

\nFor the second option, you can stop Dropbox running in the background (Session 0) and restart it on your desktop\/session — all from AlwaysUp. To do this,
\nhighlight the entry in AlwaysUp and select Application > Restart “Dropbox” in this session<\/b>:<\/p>\n


\n\"Restart<\/a><\/div>\n<\/p>\n

\nIn a few seconds, Dropbox will magically appear on your desktop. Click on the tray icon and then click the gear image in the upper right to summon the Preferences window:<\/p>\n


\n\"Open<\/a><\/div>\n<\/p>\n

\nWhen you are done making changes, switch back to AlwaysUp and choose Application > Restart “Dropbox”<\/b> from the menu. This will stop Dropbox on your desktop and return it to Session 0 (the home for all windows services).\n<\/p>\n

Not only for Dropbox…<\/b><\/h2>\n

\nNote that both options above will work for almost any program that displays a tray icon or window! We recommend the same procedures when managing common GUI applications as services, including OneDrive, VirtualBox, Box Sync and Outlook 2010.\n<\/p>\n

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\nIf you have a question about Windows Services, 24×7 operation, or any of our products, please don’t hesitate to get in touch<\/a>. We’ll do our best to provide a timely and informative answer!\n<\/p>\n

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