Spotlight not finding things in Dropbox folder, "reindexing" not working

I'm using 10.10.1 on a MacBook Air.
For the last several weeks (or more?), Spotlight has not returned results for documents in my Dropbox folder, which is where I keep my research notes. I tried following the "reindexing" directions, choosing the "privacy" tab in Spotlight preferences, adding Dropbox, and then deleting, but this made no difference. I can only locate specific notes now by opening and searching the individual files.
What should I do?

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Triple-click anywhere in the line below on this page to select it:
/.Spotlight-V100
Right-click or control-click the highlighted line and select
Services ▹ Open
from the contextual menu. A folder should open with a subfolder selected. Move the subfolder to the Trash. You may be prompted for your administrator login password. Restart the computer. If you try to search now from the magnifying-glass icon in the top right corner of the display, there should be an indication that indexing is in progress.
You can't see the folder in the Trash because it's invisible. The next time you empty the Trash, it should be deleted.

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