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Shared files got moved and became copies only I can open
I have a ticket in but I need help it's been over a day. Long story short when I updated my Mac yesterday it moved files from shared folders to a copy of it with the end saying "my name conflicted...
Thanks for the ticket number, mkcleary.
Were you perhaps editing the files in question during the computer update?
Perhaps other users were also on the files, while you were editing them?
Also, if you have settings on the files and folders that will change their permissions from the default ones assigned by your operating system, for instance when sharing content locally through a LAN or assigning symlinks to content inside of your Dropbox folder, then conflicted copies may be created because it is impossible to apply edits in these situations.
In any case, I would just suggest comparing the conflicted folders with the original ones, copy any files you need from the conflicted ones to the original ones and then delete the conflicted copies.
Hannah
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Dropbox Community ModeratorThanks for the ticket number, mkcleary.
Were you perhaps editing the files in question during the computer update?
Perhaps other users were also on the files, while you were editing them?
Also, if you have settings on the files and folders that will change their permissions from the default ones assigned by your operating system, for instance when sharing content locally through a LAN or assigning symlinks to content inside of your Dropbox folder, then conflicted copies may be created because it is impossible to apply edits in these situations.
In any case, I would just suggest comparing the conflicted folders with the original ones, copy any files you need from the conflicted ones to the original ones and then delete the conflicted copies.
Can we get an update on how this is resolved?
