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kikashi
2 years agoHelpful | Level 7
Aliases on Mac
Dropbox 178.4.4811, MacOS Ventura I upgraded Dropbox to use File Provider, so the Dropbox folder now lives in ~/Library/CloudServices. Aliases no longer work. 1. If I create an alias to a fol...
- 2 years ago
The current version of Dropbox can't cope with aliases to packages. I hope it'll be fixed.
Walter
Dropbox Staff
Hey kikashi, I just wanted to mention that this is part of the expected changed with the new version of the desktop app for Mac OS.
You can read more about it here.
kikashi
2 years agoHelpful | Level 7
I don't see anything at that link about aliases to packages. Aliases to files work; aliases to folders work; why do aliases to packages not work at all?
- LynnDbx2 years agoDropbox Engineer
Thanks so much for the detailed report! The engineering team was able to reproduce this behavior as well so we're going to file an issue with Apple and get their help to see what's causing this behavior.
- kikashi2 years agoHelpful | Level 7
Jolly good. Just as well they didn't simply pay attention to Walter, isn't it?
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