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Description I’m experiencing a persistent issue where Dropbox will not start correctly on macOS. The app launches background processes, but the UI never appears, the menu bar icon does not show, and I cannot open Dropbox preferences. System Information Device: MacBook Pro 14-inch (Apple silicon) Chip: Apple M5 Memory: 32…
Application Affected Dropbox on Windows PC and iMac Sequoia Device Windows PC and iMac Sequoia Operating System/Browser (if using the web) Latest Windows, iOS 15.7.4 After a routine restart, the Dropbox desktop app lost its login state and now cannot relink to the existing File Provider folder at…
I am using Dropbox 244.3.6525 on macOS Tahoe 26.3. My Dropbox folder is in Users/Username/Dropbox, and this is what is set in the Dropbox sync preferences. However, it seems that an application looking for something using the path ~/Library/CloudStorage/Dropbox has created another Dropbox folder there, which is now syncing…
Device (M2 MacBook Air) Operating System/Browser (if using the web) (macOS 26.3, etc.) Dropbox App Version (if using the app) (243.4.6956) Syncing Status ("Up to date.") Question or Issue On my Mac I use Finder for file organizing, copying, etc. On the left side of Finder there are pinned shortcuts to Dropbox, Downloads,…
Application Affected - Dropbox Desktop for Mac Device - Macbook Air Operating System/Browser (if using the web) - Mac OSx Tahoe 26.2 Dropbox App Version (if using the app) - whatever the latest version is on the website as this is a new install Question or Issue I'm very new with this, can anybody explain to me how I can…
I am a helpdesk tech, one of our users has the newest version of the app getting stuck at start up. I have tried advanced reinstall, computer restart, etc. Application Affected Dropbox App Device Macbook Operating System/Browser (if using the web) TBD Dropbox App Version (if using the app) TBD
I've been a Dropbox user for nearly 20 years. I'm writing this after days of troubleshooting, a brand new 24TB external drive I had to buy for $500, and a workflow that is still not fully restored. How it started It began with a routine reorganization — moving files across some large directories. Dropbox simply stopped…
Hello, I want to report issue (I believe it is bug) related to trouble with communication between your web site (https://www.dropbox.com/home) and the official Dropbox application (v240.4.8493) that normally happens on loopback port 17600: This used to work well, but for whatever reason it shows errors on try to open some…
When one update its software list with apt on Debian Trixie at least, he gets this error: Err:13 http://linux.dropbox.com/debian sid InRelease Sub-process /usr/bin/sqv returned an error code (1), error message is: Signing key on 1C61A2656FB57B7E4DE0F4C1FC918B335044912E is not bound: No binding signature at time…
I can't get the desktop app to open and connect to my account. I downloaded the app again and reinstalled, but it still won't open. Here is the error text: bn.BUILD_KEY: Dropbox bn.VERSION: 243.4.6956 bn.constants.WINDOWS_SHELL_EXT_VERSION: 90 bn.is_frozen: True machine_id: 4daa95c8-e24b-5344-97c7-1a69e936c1ed pid: 93326…
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