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How to Restore Default Location of Your Personal Folders - ie. Downloads
Hi,
I've been trying to figure out how to relocate my Downloads folder to my MacOS and I just don't understand how. Even in order to see my Downloads folder in my Desktop Dropbox Folder loc...
So Iām terrible because since I leftMeganā hanging two years ago, I donāt remember the outcome of this rabbit hole.
I get the feeling that it came down to having turned on the Backup feature accidently once and it kind of acted like iCloud acts on MacOS.. it basically syncs everything and when you delete it from your computer, it deletes it everywhere. Itās a mysterious concept to me as it defies the concept of backups.
Anyway.. I now have my Downloads folder on my Mac and out of my Dropbox and as far as I can see/ remember, I think I blatantly dragged it into my Favorites sidebar and it's lived there ever since.
Megan
Dropbox Community Moderator
Dropbox Community ModeratorHi 00aime, sorry to jump in here!
As a first step, can you clarify if you're able to locate your existing Downloads locally on the device?
Can you try to create a copy of the files inside your My Mac before you proceed with the deletion, just to be safe?
Hi Megan!
Yes, the Downloads folder is in my Favorites Menu Bar in my Finder Window.
I will definitely make a copy to my Desktop before deleting anything (haha).
Thank you,
E.
Hi Megan,
I could indeed do that but what bothers me is that it wouldn't change the fact that my "My Mac" folder, containing my "Downloads" folder is inside my Dropbox folder on my computer. I want to restore its default location on my operating system.
So, if I read through those steps.. see the red annotations throughout.
Thanks.
- Hannah
Hey 00aime, since the backup feature is now disabled and you still have the Dropbox application installed, try the following steps and let me know how it goes:
1) Click the Dropbox icon in your menu bar.
2) Click your profile picture or initials.
3) Click 'Preferences'.
4) Click the 'Accounts' tab.
5) Press the Option key and at the same time click the 'Reset OS folders locations' button.
Thanks Hannah,
Haha, I got really excited for a minute, but...I am only able to complete steps 1 through 4.
When I get to step 5 : when I press the Option key, I get three buttons : Fix permissions, Fix hard links, Reset File System Warning Options.
Maybe I need to "fix" something before the right button will show? š
- Hannah
Hmm, can you hover your mouse over your Dropbox icon and let me know the sync status and the version of the app that you're running, please?
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I'm literally having THIS same problem. Somehow when deleting the dropbox app off my iMac, the DESKTOP and all downloads, plus everything on my computer, imovie, all photobooth files VANISHED. It's scary and frustrating and seems to not really have a great solution to resolve it.
So Iām terrible because since I leftMeganā hanging two years ago, I donāt remember the outcome of this rabbit hole.
I get the feeling that it came down to having turned on the Backup feature accidently once and it kind of acted like iCloud acts on MacOS.. it basically syncs everything and when you delete it from your computer, it deletes it everywhere. Itās a mysterious concept to me as it defies the concept of backups.
Anyway.. I now have my Downloads folder on my Mac and out of my Dropbox and as far as I can see/ remember, I think I blatantly dragged it into my Favorites sidebar and it's lived there ever since.
