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Box folders no longer appear in File Explorer

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Randy Richey

Hello, for the past two years, my Box folders have appeared in File Explorer.  I can't remember how I got them to appear but as of yesterday, they aren't showing up.  

Any guidance on re-adding them to File Explore is appreciate.

 

 

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  • France

    Hi Randy, 

    Welcome to the Box Community, I'm happy to help!

    To confirm, are you using Box Drive to access your Box folders through File explorer?

    If you access your Box folders/ files in Box.com via a web browser, can you still see the folders missing in Box Drive? If yes, Do you mind sharing a screenshot of the comparison of both here so we take a closer look?

    I'll wait for your response!

    Regards,

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  • Randy Richey

    Here's a view of my files and folders on Box.com.

    These used to appear in my Windows File Explorer, but no longer do.

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  • Yingfan Zhang

    I got the same issue, but not all of the documents disappear, but just a part of them. Can someone please help?

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  • France

    Hi Randy, 

    Can you check if have Box Drive installed on your computer? If its installed, can you check if you are logged in and if it's running in the task manager?

    @Sophie, are you the owner of the missing content in Box or are you a collaborator? In most cases, if you do not see the content you are collaborating on, its either you have been removed as a collaborator or the content has been deleted. If this is a content owned by someone else, you will have to reach out to the owner and request that they re-invite you to the content; if you own the content, you can check and filter your Box trash to see if it was deleted by one of your collaborators.

    Best,

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  • Yingfan Zhang

    Hi France,

    I'm the owner of the folders and I can see them on box.com, but cannot see them from windows file explorer. Since I can see and edit on box.com, I don't think they are deleted by collaborators. Please see the screen below for reference.

     

    Thanks.

     

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  • Randy Richey

    Hi France, I used Task Manager to end Box.com, then restarted my computer.  Here's the error I received upon restarting my system:

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  • France

    @Randy, please try restarting your PC again, and if the error persist, please try manually resetting Box Drive following this article: https://support.box.com/hc/en-us/articles/360043697494-Using-Box-Drive-Basics

    @Yingfan, for issues with Box Drive cache (i.e., "folders not showing up"), logging out and relogging in to Box Drive may help fix it. By doing so, the application will trigger a new command to regenerate the your folder tree and it should show any missing content from Box Drive's previous login session. Before you logout of Box Drive, please take note of the following information: 

    "Logging out completely removes all traces of your Drive usage from your machine and enables you to log in again as a new user. Also, when you log out, your Box Drive session ends and the login screen displays. In addition, logging out of Box Drive deletes all of the downloaded content you had marked for offline availability. This of course clears up hard disk space on your device. It also returns to an online-only state all of the content you have marked for offline availability. You will have to repeat the process of marking folders for offline availability."

    For more information, please take a look at this article: https://support.box.com/hc/en-us/articles/360043697494-Using-Box-Drive-Basics

    Regards,

     

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  • Yingfan Zhang

    Hi France,

     

    Thank you, that solved my problem!

     

    Best regards,

    Sophie

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