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Dropbox Link in Finder Window Sidebar
I experienced the change that moved the Dropbox folder to "Cloud Storage" and the sidebar link from "Favorites" to "Locations" on my MacBook Pro (2019 16", Intel CPU). However, after migrating to a new Apple Silicon MacBook Pro (same OS version - Sonoma) today, my Dropbox folder is still in "Cloud Storage", but the sidebar…
"Make available Offline" does not work over cellular network - Mac
Hello all, I have a problem with Dropbox when I am on the road and over cellular. When I want to download files that are only online by "Make available Offline", nothing happens except that two icons are next to each other. The file is not downloaded but if I double click on the file, the file will be downloaded. When I am…
Removing the Dropbox folder from Cloudstorage
Following a restore from backup (after a ventura update bricked my laptop) I stupidly agreed to move my Dropbox to ~/Library/Cloudstorage/Dropbox. The restore messed up icloud syncing and apple support had me remove dropbox. I've verified that the Dropbox file provider is no longer present, Dropbox not running etc. I can…
MacOS Sonoma 14.1 constant high CPU by process DropboxFileProvider
I'm using the latest version of Dropbox (v186.4.2607) on my MacBook Pro (2,4 GHz 8-Core Intel Core i9) that is running macOS Sonoma 14.1. Lately I've noticed that Dropbox is having a high cpu (150 - 200%) almost all of the time. Dropbox is always syncing although nothing is synced because all is already synced. The menubar…
Dropbox is stuck on a file I deleted
The "syncing" icon has been displayed on my Dropbox icon in my Mac system bar at the top of the screen for over a week now. Curious I looked at what it was trying to sync and it was a random file. I went to Dropbox.com and manually deleted the file (the .pgn file shown below). Now it's still stuck trying to upload the file…
Backblaze not backing up Dropbox folder
I am running Mac Sonoma 14.0. Since the recent Dropbox update that put the Dropbox folder in Library>cloud storage and noted under "locations" in finder sidebar Backblaze no longer backs up my Dropbox folder. This is where I keep all my photography. All was fine til recent Drobox update. Is there any way to fix this…
Syncing multiple hard drives
Hello, I'm going to have to different Mac on two different places and need to synchronise all my datas so when I switch from one computer to another, I can access all my data. The fact is that I have multiple hard drives cause I need lot of space. For each mac, I get 4 disk storage (one SSD inside the mac, and one or two…
Cannot search inside specific folders using Finder on Mac
After upgrading Dropbox on Mac to the latest version (v164.4.4300), I am no longer able to use Finder to search within specific Dropbox folders for content inside the files (pdfs, text documents, etc). Previously, I could use the normal search function in a Finder window to do keyword searched across the content of all…
Can't get 100% offline status of selected files (folders) on Mac Os Ventura
Hello everyone. Al least last 3 months dropbox app won't make 100% offline the files I chosen for. It randomly make them offline and most of the files in selected folders are still online. And of course the files/folders which were not able to make offline still have ZERO size. I tried to select the files/folders and make…
Syncing data stuck for weeks (beta M1)
I use Dropbox on two Mac M1 machines. 459 files do not sync (stuck in this state for >2 weeks). Problem: I don't have access to my recent files. As a small business owner, I can't rely on having access to the data I need if taking my laptop with me. Further, I often get error messages: either a) unable to start dropbox at…
Sync "camera uploads" to mac Photos without creating a copy
Hi, I use Dropbox and not iCloud for storing my photos from my iPhone (Camera uploads) and syncing them to my mac. But handling and viewing photos in Dropbox is crap (especially since they dropped Carousel), so I would like to be able to view them in macos Photos. But I do not want to copy them into Photos, since I already…
Dropbox Vault disappears from finder list after unlocking
Recently, when I unlock my Dropbox Vault folder the folder itself disappears from the finder list after unlocking. I can still see it when I go to Dropbox online, just not on my computer's finder. When it times out, it reappears in the list. I'm using a 2017 MacBook Pro 13" running 10.15 Catalina.
Dropbox No Longer Launches - macOS Monterey 12.6.1
The internal drive which hosts my Dropbox Folder was nearing capacity, so I stopped syncing via the Dropbox menu. I then selected all the folders that I didn't need downloaded to my computer and selected "Make Online Only". After a moment, I was told that the Dropbox Helper application wasn't responding, and to quit and…
Dropbox Memory footprint increased after update on FileProvider API CloudStorage
Hi all, On macOS M1 Max Sonoma 14.1, Dropbox used to take 650 MB in the Activity Monitor. My Dropbox folder is 600 GB and has more than 130k files. Now with the recent update on CloudStorage with the new FileProvider API, Dropbox takes 450 MB and an additional DropboxFileProvider takes 2.2 GB of memory Is that a normal…
Dropbox keeps indexing after installation
Hello, I am using Mac OS Sonoma 14.1. I installed Dropbox app on my completely clean computer, logged in, and chose the folders to sync. Then it kept syncing for a long time with no progress. I supposed it might have been be too many files, so then I chose one folder with 1GB. Nothing changed, the folders don't even show…
Green Check Marks No Longer Appearing in MacOS Ventura Finder
Hi, I am running MacOS 13.1 on a 2021 M1 MacBook Pro. All of a sudden, several days after I updated to the latest OS version, the blue syncing, and green check marks no longer appear in the finder for my Dropbox Files. According to the menubar icon it is still syncing, and in the web version I think my files are still…
Mac Sonoma/conflicted copies and app isn't loading
Not sure if the two are related (Sonoma and the conflicted copies) but I opened my dropbox this morning (after installing Sonoma last night) and all my shared folders had been replaced with conflicted copies. The originals were nowhere to be found. I went to the web version and my MacAir and it showed both copies (original…
Dropbox removed "Save hard drive space automatically"
I thought "smart sync" was so that Dropbox automatically makes files I haven't used in a while online only. I don't see a smart sync option on my M1 Mac (macOS Monterey 12.1), but I have "Make online-only" and "Make available offline" when I right click on a file. But I don't seem to have a smart sync option enabled…
High memory usage on Mac M1
Hi, I've just installed my first M1 iMAC and entered the Dropbox beta program. I need to add that I run an Intel base MB Pro in parallel and I've entered the beta program there as well. So far everything went fine, Dropbox runs Apple nativ and functionality is as expected (well known from the past). Checking memory usage…
Desktop file on Mac not syncing with Dropbox.com. Shows "Waiting to sync"
I have a Mac Powerbook with Ventura on it. And since a recent Dropbox update which placed the Dropbox folder in a different place on the Finder, I have been having erratic problems with files not sycing. I record Zoom sessions and then send the Dropbox link to participants. And in the past year it has worked seamlessly.…
I unlinked-relinked after syncing was stuck, but now my files won't update online
* Drop box was stuck on indexing for about 4 weeks * Because of this my laptop had not synched or backed up for about 4 weeks * To fix this i read that i could manually downloaded drop box update, this did not work. * Then i tried logging out and in again. This worked..... Kind of. * Drop box started synching again but i…
Can I delete the Dropbox context menu items that appear when I right click on a file?
Hi I need to delete the context menus (Send a copy, Save in dropbox, Move to Dropbox, etc) when I right clic on a file. I'm on Mac 13.0. I've already tried to delete the DropboxToolsHelper but this came back after I re-loaded Dropbox. Thanks ! Rémi
New Mac won't synchronize after transferring all files and apps from old computer
Hello, I purchased a new Mac. This one has the same storage capacity as my previous one. I transferred all my files and applications from one Mac to the other. I connected my new Mac to Dropbox but it doesn't work: - I can't open files from my Dropbox - I can't preview images on my Bridge applications - I managed to open…
CloudStorage Folder on Mac - Duplicate Dropbox Folders
I have recently updated Dropbox to the latest version (v172.4.7555) whereby the location of my Dropbox folder has moved to the 'CloudStorage' folder within Library on Mac OS (Ventura 13.3.1). For some reason there are now two Dropbox folders within the CloudStorage folder. One of the folders has the blue dropbox icon and…
Files deleted from Lightroom don't to the Bin. They go to a file named "CloudStorge/Dropbox/.Trash"
Hi I have been using Dropbox and Lightroom together for years. In recent weeks and when I delete files from Lightroom they don't go to the Bin. They go to a file named "CloudStorage/Dropbox/.Trash". This is somehow a hidden folder that I have managed to find via CleanMy Mac software. However, when I delete files from…
Dropbox won't start on my Mac and I've done all the things, please help
I updated dropbox and now it won't open on my Mac. I reinstalled the OS, updated to the latest OS, my device is in the Dropbox security list, and I downloaded Dropbox (4 times!) installed and it won't open. I get a window that says it can't open and then a text file with a bunch of error messages. See below, please help, I…
Massive syncing issues with latest version of dropbox on an M2 MacBook Pro
I spent over an hour with Dropbox the other night trying to resolve syncing issues. I recently switched from a 5 year old intel based iMac to an m2 MacBook Pro. Originally, I migrated everything from the previous computer through migration assistant and updated to the latest version of dropbox which moves the folder to the…
What is going on with Dropbox on MacOS? Spotlight and Finder don't work!!
Dropbox randomly updated to some new version and said everything is moving to Library/CloudStorage or something like that, now I can't open files directly in Spotlight OR find using folder search in Finder (although global search "This Mac" works). Biggest issues: 1. Searching using spotlight and clicking on it DOES…

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