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Error when I try to open a file that I have moved from the Dropbox folder, to my desktop.
Hello,
I have the dropbox app on my Mac and cannot open any documents that I move from Dropbox to my desktop. I try to move a word document from Dropbox to my desktop, and when I try to open the copied document on my desktop a "Grant File Access" dialog box pops up with "additional permissions are required to access the following files: [insert file on desktop]", but I cannot select it. Then, I get an error dialog box that says "Word cannot open the document: user does not have access privileges (insert document name). I am confused because this is my personal computer so there shouldn't be any access issues.
Thank you.
Hi Megan,
Thank you for your response!
I rebooted my computer and looks like that solved the issue. No issues now with opening Word documents moved from dropbox to my desktop. Sorry about that.
I do have an external drive backup set-up. I had been moving and copying/pasting Word documents from dropbox to the desktop.
Thank you!
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Hi Megan,
Thank you for your response!
I rebooted my computer and looks like that solved the issue. No issues now with opening Word documents moved from dropbox to my desktop. Sorry about that.
I do have an external drive backup set-up. I had been moving and copying/pasting Word documents from dropbox to the desktop.
Thank you!
