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Val Burke's avatar
Val Burke
Explorer | Level 4
8 months ago

Root folder control removed from Finder in Dropbox Business

The business version of Dropbox no longer allows users to add or remove folders in Finder from the root Dropbox folder. This change was just applied to my account, but I came across a thread from 10 ...
desktop
dropbox business
Mac
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DBoxTips
Experienced | Level 13
8 months ago

Hello Walter​ 

Here is a recent thread where m_edina_2025​ reported the same issue.

Thanks,
Andrew (DBoxTips)

P.S. I am a volunteer on the Dropbox forums, freely and happily sharing know-how with other users, not affiliated with Dropbox in any way.

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    DBoxTips
    Experienced | Level 13
    8 months ago

    Sorry, looks like I forgot to add the link to the thread:

    https://www.dropboxforum.com/idea/101002013/enable-create-and-rename-foldersfiles-on-macos-dropbox-application-for-admin-use/827850

    Couldn't make the link clickable due to some bug in the editor:

    Thanks,
    Andrew (DBoxTips)

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