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Ted G.'s avatar
Ted G.
Collaborator | Level 8
7 years ago

Can't Drag Files to Dropbox Folder in Catalina

Hello, In catalina I am no longer able to drag files in finder into the dropbox folder.  The selected object just sort of springs back into place and will not enter the Dropbox folder.  
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Ted G.'s avatar
Ted G.
Collaborator | Level 8
7 years ago

Yes, using finder I can navigate to the Dropbox Folder, make files and folders and move files out.

All I know is before Catalina it was working fine.  After Catalina it is not.  ...and Dropbox is really freaking expensive now for this.

 

Ted G.'s avatar
Ted G.
Collaborator | Level 8
7 years ago

Just tried this on my Laptop as well.  Same behavior. 

  • anonymous's avatar
    anonymous
    7 years ago

    I'm having the same behavior but only when attempting to drag files into the Finder's Favorites sidebar. opening two windows and dragging from one folder to Dropbox in another window works as usual. But Catalina upgrade seems to have broken dragging into Dropbox when it's added to the Favorites siebar (dragging into all other folders in sidebar works.)

    • Sparrow1's avatar
      Sparrow1
      Helpful | Level 6
      7 years ago

      Yes, exactly. I'm seeing the same behaviour.

      Since Catalina upgrade, I can drag between windows. But if I drag to a dropbox folder in the Finder sidebar, it doesn't work. Just springs back.

      • Rich's avatar
        Rich
        Icon for Super User II rankSuper User II
        7 years ago

        Are you able to drag to any other location in the Sidebar, or is it only Dropbox that's affected?

    • BrantInPaloAlto's avatar
      BrantInPaloAlto
      Helpful | Level 6
      7 years ago

      Same here. I found that I can right click on the files and select "move to dropbox" as a workaround for now but it's frustrating to not have the usual drag and drop functionality. And it's only dropbox for me - Google Drive is fine for example. And only since Catalina upgrade.

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