Allow dropbox through windows firewall when everything else is blocked

windows-7 networking firewall dropbox windows-firewall

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You have to type the complete folder path to dropbox.exe in the exception rule in the windows firewall, do not use %appdata%.

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DanielST

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Updated on September 18, 2022

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DanielST over 1 year

Using this solution I've blocked all internet access with windows firewall and made an exception to allow local subnet traffic through the firewall.

How would I allow dropbox through the firewall as well? Adding an exception for both inbound and outbound allowing the application dropbox.exe through didn't work.

I've also allowed dns through the firewall but it still doesn't let dropbox sync right. It just says "connecting" on the dropbox status.
DanielST about 10 years

Yeah, the right profiles are set for those rules. And DNS works since I can ping it. I can't ping dropbox.com but I assume that's because I didn't let dropbox's ip through, only the application. But the application still hangs on "connecting". Are there any services or other processes that I need to let through other than "%APPDATA%\Dropbox\bin\Dropbox.exe"?