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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.
I thought I would share this - I have been waiting for the permanent fix from Dropbox, which will BE this fix - it has not come out yet, so I thought I would share the fix that worked for me. I think this is all they are going to add into an update but I am not sure about that. Can you see if this works for you? You may have to restart your computer if it doesn't work, but I didn't have to.
Open Terminal, and enter this command (all one line):
IFS=$'\n'; for path in `python -c $'import os\nimport json\nfor key, value in json.loads(open(os.path.expanduser("~/.dropbox/info.json")).read()).items():\n print value["path"].encode("utf-8")'`; do echo "$path"; xattr -d com.apple.quarantine "$path"; done
Then try the drag and drop again!
THanks @donawalt, this worked for me.
donawalt wrote:I thought I would share this - I have been waiting for the permanent fix from Dropbox, which will BE this fix - it has not come out yet, so I thought I would share the fix that worked for me. I think this is all they are going to add into an update but I am not sure about that. Can you see if this works for you? You may have to restart your computer if it doesn't work, but I didn't have to.
Open Terminal, and enter this command (all one line):
IFS=$'\n'; for path in `python -c $'import os\nimport json\nfor key, value in json.loads(open(os.path.expanduser("~/.dropbox/info.json")).read()).items():\n print value["path"].encode("utf-8")'`; do echo "$path"; xattr -d com.apple.quarantine "$path"; done
Then try the drag and drop again!
- thanks, that worked for me too!
This works! Thank you donawalt!
Oh interesting! I am scared to use Terminal lol. How do you know this will be the Dropbox fix?
For what it's worth, I recently did a full refresh on my MBP and grabbed the latest version of dropbox as a result, and this issue has resolved itself for me. If nobody has tried it yet, make sure Catalina is up to date, and just reinstall dropbox to ensure you're at the latest vrsion.
IFS=$'\n'; for path in `python -c $'import os\nimport json\nfor key, value in json.loads(open(os.path.expanduser("~/.dropbox/info.json")).read()).items():\n print value["path"].encode("utf-8")'`; do echo "$path"; xattr -d com.apple.quarantine "$path"; done
in Terminal, that worked for me, thanks!!
pentagramwookie wrote:IFS=$'\n'; for path in `python -c $'import os\nimport json\nfor key, value in json.loads(open(os.path.expanduser("~/.dropbox/info.json")).read()).items():\n print value["path"].encode("utf-8")'`; do echo "$path"; xattr -d com.apple.quarantine "$path"; done
in Terminal, that worked for me, thanks!!
Hi! I understand that your solution works. Can you walk us through your instructions, please? I open Terminal, then what? Do I type "done" too? Thanks in advance for your help. I'm a novice at all this!
