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Shawn Ryan
Explorer | Level 3
8 months ago

Can't save or edit photos on my Mac's desktop.

I can download photos from Dropbox to my Mac Desktop, but once there, I can't make any changes to them and save them. In fact, I'm told I can't save them at all whether I make changes or not. I'm tol...
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Shawn Ryan's avatar
Shawn Ryan
Explorer | Level 3
8 months ago

Yes, I download directly from the Dropbox website to my Desktop. The inability to save is related to photos. Here is a screen shot

 

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Walter
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8 months ago

Hey Shawn Ryan - thanks for the screenshot!

This error seems to be coming from your computer and not Dropbox. Are you able to walk us through the exact steps you take to do this?

Have you tried another browser since you first noticed this? 

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