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Ganache
Explorer | Level 3
4 years ago

HELP! Dropbox has messed up my files and VM file path

Hello Dropbox Community, Thanks in advance for those willing to read through my issues and more thanks to those who can give advice. I will attempt to explain in enough detail the issues. I'm using...
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Ganache
Explorer | Level 3
4 years ago

Hi Megan!

Oops, I've attached all the screenshots from the previous message.

And thank you for the Events tip! I've looked at can see Dropbox was added 7 Jan 2022 - screenshot attached. 

I'm thinking...perhaps I could restore all files and apps from Mac Time Machine 6 Jan 2022, BEFORE I added Dropbox

Would I still need to do anything with Dropbox?

 

   

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Nancy
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4 years ago
Thanks for the screenshots, Ganache! Hope it’s OK, if I jump in.  

You can definitely try to restore your files by using Time Machine on your computer. When doing so, make sure to select the folders/files you wish to recover. 

In case you come across any issues though, give me a nudge!
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    Roger over1
    New member | Level 2
    3 years ago
    Why on earth are you making so much trouble for many of us? Now we have to use hours to get everything working again. You could put out a big warning before peolpe installed that sync thing.

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