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VIVIAN5
5 years agoExplorer | Level 4
ZIP FILE DOWNLOADS ERROR
I'm using Chrome and trying to download Dropbox folders to my Mac (Monterey version OS 12.0.1 ) and getting an error message: ERROR 79 Inappropriate file type or format. It worked fine before updat...
- 4 years ago
I found a way around it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6--dQQ9U1fs
employee-of-the-month
4 years agoNew member | Level 2
This worked for me. I'm glad this was a pretty simple workaround.
Koichi E.
4 years agoNew member | Level 2
Poor experience. It's not great I have to find a workaround to open a zip file with a 3rd party software. Terrible
- mcreston4 years agoNew member | Level 2
this is insanity that you can't download and unzip a file from dropbox on a Mac. there shouldn't be a work around for this, there should be a fix, just like there should of been a apple silicon native dropbox app a year ago and not 2 years after it's been announced.
FIX THIS MADNESS!
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