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Hello! I'm setting up dropbox on an old iMac running Catalina 10.15.7. The app is installed and there's a Dropbox folder amongst all the other folders in Finder. However when I drag and drop those other folders into the Dropbox folder, it copies them instead of moving them - so, duplicating all the folders and files. The…

A few days I received an email stating "Would you like to beta test the newest version of Dropbox for macOS? To get started, click the Dropbox icon in your menu bar. On the notification that appears, click Try beta experience." However when I go to my (current version) of the Dropbox app on macOS there is no such…

Hello, I recently purchased a MacBook Air with its system "MacOS Monterey 12.1". I tried to install the application Dropbox but every time I tried, my computer doesn't want to install it : the download starts but after a few minutes, it stops and states "The download couldn't be completed". I searched on the Dropbox…

I just recently switched to MacOs (Monterey) and I am struggling with the behavior of Dropbox. I have pinned some of the sub-folders that I use the most to the favorites sidebar in Finder. However I noticed that files will not sync if I drop them into those folders. They will sync fine when I go to 'Dropbox' in 'places'…

I use a Mac air and currently my photos library (about 400 GB so far) is stored on 2 external hard drives (which are duplicates of each other). I want to store one copy of my apple photos library on line as a unit (as my third back up). Does anyone know if I can copy an Apple Photos Library directly into DropBox Back up (I…

Hi Community ! I'm having an ongoing issue where any file or folder that I smart sync as 'online only' reverts back to local almost immediately. For a moment the file icon with show that it is an online only file, and moments later I will get the blue sync icon, and then the files will redownload to my computer and become…

When I installed dropbox on my MacBook few days ago, I synced my downloads folder on my dropbox. After a day I decided to uninstall the dropbox because I just realized I have an iCloud storage. So when I actually uninstalled dropbox, then boom the downloads folder went missing, I cannot access it anymore, anything I…

-- Using macOS Monterey 12.6 with Safari 16.0 and Dropbox desktop app v157.4.4808 -- Situation: I am backing up the folders in my ~/ with Dropbox backup. Among them is the "Downloads" folder. The "Downloads" folder is my default download location for web browsers. I like that the files I have downloaded are backed up to…

Hi! I normally reassure our users that they can interact with Dropbox files "normally" without worrying too much about what's synced where (local or cloud), since Dropbox takes care of everything in the background, which is generally true. But today I hit a glitch myself, on a Mac in Photoshop 2022, I edited a certain File…

Hello, I am searching for the offline installer of dropbox. Couldnt find the version for macOS. I need it for softwaredeployment reasons. Thanks for your Help

Just had a strange issue with some files that I directly downloaded from our DB folders. On the website, I went to one of my shared folders from another team member, and clicked on 2 files (illustrator) and one folder that contained several photoshop images. I chose to direct download option and downloaded them to my…

Problem: Worked out of town on my lapotp (Macbook Pro) and sync no problems, came home to my iMac turned it on - nothing synced from this week. Perpetually just "Syncing..." at the bottom of the Dropbox app icon dropdown. I can monitor my network usage and really no data is trying to be pulled from the internet by Dropbox.…

Hi, I have a Dropbox account with 2TB of which 6% is full right now. I am trying to copy a folder that only has a couple of GBs and I am getting this error message. What is wrong with the filename "IMG_4474.JPG"? I have copied folders with these type of filenames before and it worked perfectly. I am on a Macbook Pro with…

I'm at my wit's end with DropBox. One of the machines I sync to is a bit older, with only 128 GB on the HD. I have selective sync enabled and have only around 8 GB synced. But the .dropbox.cache folder is bigger than 8 GB and in fact is so big that it causes my HD to be completely full - to the point that things like Mail…

Hi there, I am trying to install the dropbox app on my Mac, but whilst the .dmg file is downloaded, when I double-click on it it wouldn't launch. A bit of context : I have upgraded my computer which is now running under Monterey 12.0.1. before this upgrade DropBox was working fine on my mac. After the upgrade the…

Just migrated data from old MacBook Pro to new 16" MacBook Pro 2021 with M1 Pro chip. Updated from Big Sur to Monterey My Dropbox icon which used to be in menu bar has disappeared. I want it restored so that I can see when it is uploading data to Dropbox. Dropbox asked me to set up Dropbox and I get the message: Desktop,…

Hi all, I know I'm not the first to ask this—Dropbox users have apparently been having problems with it for years now—and maybe there's an answer somewhere in the forum that I simply haven't found yet. Please accept my apologies if so. In the meantime, though, this is starting to drive me absolutely bonkers. All I want is…

As you see in this screenshot, I do have a shortcut for Dropbox in my Finder sidebar. But the folder icon is not Dropbox's original icon. I don't remember how this happened, but it has been like this since Catalina. Now I'm on Big Sur. Anyway to restore Dropbox's original icon?

Glad I didn't pay after six years of free get an individual paid version of DropBox. First need to get this fixed. 14" MacBook Pro M1. Changed user and deleted. Dropbox app install showing and looking for that deleted user. I have tried advanced install with Terminal but it's not working and obviously can't post my text…

Anyone else having issues with installing Dropbox desktop on macOS 12.4 (Monteray)? I have successfully downloaded the DropboxInstaller.dmg (940kb), double click to launch and nothing happens? Any help would be appreciated, Thank you!

Running this OS I have found that that Dropbox application would not start automatically. I removed the existing Dropbox app and attempted to reinstall it, but found that the installer would not open. I've re-downloaded the installation package from your web site, and restarted the computer, but the problem persists.

On Mac OS is it possible for all members of a team to have the same mount point with Finder integration so that the absolute paths are the same for everyone?

I'm on MacOS High Sierra. I reinstalled dropbox and now I can't sign in to the app to sync files. I get the message "invalid email or password." But I have no problem signing in with the same email and password on a browser. Any help?

Hi everyone - I have been a Dropbox Professional user for about 3 years and 9 years with Dropbox altogether so I have really benefitted from it but recently, a feature I have used alot, the Dropbox Mac Finder context menus (I hope I am describing this correctly) have disappeared. It seemed to coincide with me opting in as…

The Dropbox icon on the dock (MacOS 10.15.5) is off (no dot), yet Dropbox is still copying updates into its store. If I want to pause all that while I make some changes, is there a way to do that? Also, what does the presence or absence of the dot in the Dock signify? Thanks, Eleanor

I had to do a restore of some of my Dropbox folders from time Machine. Dropbox is no longer showing in the Finder sidebar and its lo longer an option in sidebar preferences. I can view Dropbox in my user section, but it is greyed out and shows a green dot with a checkmark. I can open Dropbox by clicking the folder icon on…

I am using Time machine to backup my MacBook Pro. Time Machine reports on every backup cycle, that it cannot complete the backup due to it being unable to backup a particular file. The file is: .dropbox/events/store. I cannot find this file anywhere. It is not hidden. I have tried to include it in the list of files to NOT…