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Ted G.
7 years agoCollaborator | Level 8
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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- Здравко6 years agoLegendary | Level 20
For temporary switch to bash shell (and not only), just run 'bash' command would be enough (no sudo, no turn forth and back). At the end just close you terminal and everything would be back. :wink:
- michael f.606 years agoNew member | Level 2
I have the same issue since ugrading to Catalina. Only workaround I've found is to open dropbox on the web, then upload files/folders -- drag and drop to the favorites dropbox location doesn't work (springs back as described by others in this thread)...
- pentagramwookie6 years agoHelpful | Level 6
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!!
- berm2b6 years agoNew member | Level 2
Was able to switch to bash but when I ran the main line I got the following message: "No such xattr: com.apple.quarantine" -- any ideas?
- rkimmel6 years agoNew member | Level 2
The proposed solution worked on one of my two machines. I'll try it on the other later.
- Mjfdc6 years agoNew member | Level 2I uninstalled and reinstalled Dropbox and after a bit more fiddling things were back to normal. Must have been an issue with the Catalina upgrade but now it seems to be fine.
- Martha R.96 years agoExplorer | Level 3
I can´t drag folders from downloads on my laptop to dropbox, but I was able to do it by copying and pasting. Go figure.
- Fotmasta6 years agoHelpful | Level 6
I was hoping the 10.15.3 update would fix it but I'm still not able to drag n drop onto Dropbbox in the sidebar. Is this an Apple problem or a Dropbox problem?
- ChiDeb206 years agoExplorer | Level 4
Same here. The only way that I can add files is to open a new finder window, switch to Dropbox, and then drag n drop that way. Nothing else works. Apple told me it was a Dropbox problem.
- ChiDeb206 years agoExplorer | Level 4
Thanks for the troubleshooting. Is there an easier solution for those of us who are not programmers?
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