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I'm trying to get Dropbox running on a new macBook. I installed the new desktop app and walked through the installation steps. After doing this it starts indexing infinite (it feels like this after 3 days). Some more information: * I have more than 500.000 files on my account * I choose selective sync when installing…

I hope this is the correct place to post this. I commonly drag things from a local drive into Dropbox in Finder, using the sidebar, usually to upload for client access. It is a common enough action that the following problem is a significant workflow hampering. When I try to drag things into dropbox using the sidebar, it…

Each time I try to rename a file or move a file or folder within my Dropbox folders (synced on my Mac), I need to enter my Mac password or use touchID. This never happened before. Can anyone help? I don't want to be prompted for a PW each time! Thanks!

Hi, could someone please let me know why the folders in my dropbox application for desktop on Mac are not being ordered correctly by name? The settings are set so that they should be, and all other files and folders on the computer are ordered as so. The folders are also ordered correctly by name in DropBox web, but for…

I chose dropbox just because it gets on an external disk, can't anymore? I'm totally frustrated, last year 3 months didn't work at all for MacOs ..

Hi there, MacBook Pro mid-2015/retina model, running Monterey 12.6.2. I am having a really frustrating but somewhat intermittent issue with the (disastrous, by all accounts) recent macOS update/changes. Context - I work with a lot of PDF files, creating/exporting a lot and storing almost everything on Dropbox (for now,…

Recently (over a month ago) I had to swap out the hard drive on my iMac. I thought the new system would automatically sync with dropbox. Now my iPhone, pad and laptop all show updates as of the old system swap out date, which is what the online version of Dropbox also shows. I do 99% of my work on my desktop iMac, so I…

I'm using both Dropbox and Google Drive for different folders on my Mac. If the finder extension for Google Drive is active, then then Dropbox finder extension fails and the cloud status icons on the Dropbox folders disappear. Likewise if the finder extension for New File Menu (a nice 3rd party Mac utility) is active then…

On my second MacBook (Ventura OS), there are several things that do not work. Of course, I deleted the old one (which was migrated from my other Mac), and re-downloaded and re-installed DropBox. No help. Here are the issues: 1--When i start the DropBox app from the Applications folder, it simply opens a Finder window with…

The latest update to Dropbox moved all of its contents to ~/Library/CloudStorage. I keep my music in Dropbox. I configure my Sonos music system to use my Music Library. Sonos can no longer access my Music Library following the move. When I try to configure to use the new location, Sonos' browser finds the location in…

I copy download links all day from the Mac Finder. It would be great to assign a key command so that you can highlight a file in your Dropbox via Mac Finder, and press a key command to copy the link instead of right clicking.

Hi, Since "new Dropbox" (what a mess !) I don't find Dropbox folder in my Time Machine backup (Mac OS 13.4). Of course it is located in Cloudstorage on my Mac, but I don't find this folder on my Time Machine backup. Can you help ?

Dropbox offline installer (the .dmg on Mac) keeps popping up. I don't know why I even got the dropbox offline installer -- I have dropbox installed, and updates usually would be handled online? The question is what to do with it. Should I run it? Why? And would it mess up my dropbox installation? Should I ignore it? The…

I used to be a Basic member but am now a member of a Family Plan. I am not able to get the Dropbox icon on my menu bar on a new Mac - Monterey 12.01. I have quit and trashed the application and have reinstalled a couple of times, but nothing. I can't for the life of me get the icon on my Menu Bar. Does the Menu Bar have a…

i'm on high sierra with a classic mac pro and a wired (and wifi connection) and i'm having a problem here i haven't been able solve and i am about to have my second local tech over to try to diagnose. dropbox has not been syncing. it seems stuck at about 180 or 280 odd files. i have logged off and logged back into dropbox.…

Dropbox refuse to store my files locally. There are many instructions on how to fix this in the forum, but they all refer to non-existent menu options. Clearly dropbox either has many versions of its code, or it is changing them. I want a solution that works. I run MacOS12.0.1 on a Macbook Pro M1. I do not want to change…

Hi folks. I have no idea what happened but some time recently Dropbox started behaving INSANELY for a few days. I kind of ignored what was going on to get work projects out the door and now I am trying to discern what is happening. Basically, my Finder (MacOS Ventura 13.4.1 (22F82)) randomly hangs/crashes (SBBOD) whenever…

Hello. I run Dropbox (desktop) on two Macs, one running Ventura and an older machine, offsite on Catalina. If i update the Ventura Mac to the latest Dropbox, will this prevent/hinder my using Dropbox (desktop) on the Catalina Mac? My understanding is the latest Dropbox is not compatible with Catalina. Thanks.

I just purchased a new MacBook Air and am having problems accessing Dropbox. I have downloaded the Dropbox app, but my Dropbox files will not open in Finder as they do on my Mac. I can only access my Dropbox files by: (1) opening the Dropbox app in the tool bar, (2) clicking on the Dropbox icon in the app and selecting…

After installing and Sign-In the Dropbox desktop app, the program gets stuck in the “Set Up Dropbox” screen. It's on my Macbook (Late 2009 13.3" OS 10.13.3). I have installed and signed in several times but it always gets stuck there. How can I fix this? See attached screenshots:

I have used aliases extensively to organize my DBOX .. all within DBOX. For example, i have a folder "ToDO" full of aliases that point to folders that contain projects. I have 4 Macs .. and the user names are not identical .. and this system works across all machines, so i am guessing the links are relative. I recently…

The reason is that Dropbox asks for permission to access my old MacBook Pro root (user) folder, with a name like qzmbp, whereas the root (user) folder on my M2 Air is qzmpa. Strangely it has no problem on my Mac mini (qzmini). How can I fix this???

Hello all, I am running MaCos Ventura 13.1. I have both iCloud and Dropbox storage for my photos (call me paranoid if you like :-). I like the ability to select a photo from the photo library when I compose messages in Apple mail, for example. Since a few days ago Dropbox application announced that they wish to move files…

 Hello, how can I set a folder to be ignored in MacOS ventura? this one only works on on 12.3 and earlier: xattr -w com.dropbox.ignored 1 and the one supposed to work on 12.5 and above fails with No such xattr: com.apple.fileprovider.ignore#P (macos ventura 13.4) xattr -d 'com.apple.fileprovider.ignore#P' best regards.

Some days ago my Dropbox stopped to sync files, so I did an advanced reinstall on my Mac (OS Ventura 13.4). After this my files are syncing as well but Dropbox shows me the sync icon and a message "syncing 2 file" and it doesn't stop the uploading. I tried this but it doesn't work. Any suggestion? Thanks in advance.

I am looking for a way to continue to use Dropbox on OSX10.12. I have been informed that support for 10.12 is being dropped and the dropbox app will no longer work. I know I could upgrade for but financial reasons, I can not do so as there are some other applications I would have to upgrade which is prohibitive for me at…

Since updating Dropbox my Mac crashes, won't do anything. Deleting the Dropbox app helps, the Mac won't crash, but I need Dropbox in mij Finder to work. Anyone else experiencing this issue?

How can I delete the Dropbox folder on my Mac. User-Public- Dropbox I cannot delete this folder (there is no option to move to trash when I right-click), and I can't drag it to trash.