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Windows explorer very slow unless I pause Dropbox

Windows explorer is very slow unless I pause Dropbox. Like right click takes 10 second to show a list of action. After I pause Dropbox, it gets superfast. Any way to solve this? What if I set somehow ...
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How do I remove the Dropbox entry from the Windows Explorer navigation pane

To start, I have already uninstalled Dropbox from my system. However, as the title suggests, the navigation pane entry resides, rather annoyingly, and seems to be the cause for a slowdown in Windows ...
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How to delete Dropbox shortcut from Desktop in Explorer

Recently I uninstalled the Dropbox application from my PC. I also deleted the local folder which was used for synchronization with Dropbox. However, my Explorer still shows the icon to Dropbox folder,...
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Netbeans: Can i save Php project outside htdocs folder and still run with localhost?

I am using dropbox and i need to save my php project outside htdocs folder, for the files to get synced and to be deployed in heroku. When i do that i get Object not found! error. I run it with chrome ...
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Is there any way to mirror "overlay icons" onto a symbolic/junction link folder and all it's files?

I have an issue where Dropbox decided to rename my Dropbox folder from Dropbox/ to Dropbox (Personal)/, but I have way too many paths setup to the original Dropbox folder to where this change has ...
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Dropbox is slowing Windows explorer

I've found out that Dropbox is really and I mean really affecting Windows explorer performance. I'm using Windows Explorer as primary explorer in Windows. Dropbox is adding some extensions to it - ...
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Replace OneDrive with Dropbox in Windows 8.1

I was wondering if you can replace OneDrive with Dropbox. It looks like this right now: I would like Dropbox to appear where OneDrive is now, and perhaps uninstall and completely remove OneDrive.
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Add Dropbox or other Links in Windows Explorer 8.1

Is there a way to add Dropbox (or Google Drive, Box, etc) to the Desktop area in Windows Explorer? In-between SkyDrive and Chris? Skydrive is more or less forced on you in 8.1, but it remains unused ...
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How do I get Dropbox folder in file explorer in Windows 8?

In Windows 7 I had a folder for Dropbox in File Explorer. It is not present in Windows 8 although I have installed the Dropbox App for Windows 8?
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Dropbox blocks Windows Explorer - some way to deactivate its Windows Explorer Shell integration?

As soon as Dropbox is uploading or downloading files, my Windows Explorer windows become nearly unresponsive, or at least very slow. Unless I deactivate Dropbox's synchronization, I'm constantly ...
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Google Drive status icons not appearing in Windows Explorer [duplicate]

I have installed the Google Drive client for Windows. However, the status icons (green check mark, à la DropBox) are not appearing next to the files' names in Explorer. I'm running Windows 7 Pro SP1, ...
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