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Add Dropbox to your start menu in Windows 7
Now you have the option to add a link directly to Dropbox in your start menu. Usually when you need to view the content in Dropbox, you need to enter the Explorer or right click on your Dropbox icon Down by the clock. Know you can create a shortcut on the desktop etc. and in this way easier access your Dropbox, but here it becomes a bit like a part of Windows.
See instructions on how to install Dropbox here: Guide to dropbox, free online backup
1. Right click on the taskbar and press “Features”
2. Select “Start Menu“in the tabs, then press “Customize”.
3. Drive down to the point “Busy tv“and tick “Show as a link”.
4. Now the point is “Busy tv“so come on, right click on it and select “Rename”.
5. I have chosen to call my link “Dropbox”. Right-click on it again and select “Features”.
6. Now comes the picture below, here you need to remove the path (shortcut) that is there.
7. Press “Include a folder“and find your Dropbox folder. You also need to change the way it optimize the view of the folder, here I have selected “General elements”. Now it should work, and you now have a quick way to access your Dropbox.
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Add Dropbox to your start menu in Windows 7
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Now you have the option to add a link directly to Dropbox in your start menu. Usually when you need to view the content in Dropbox, you need to enter the Explorer or…
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Written d. 14 jun 2011-1 Comment
