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selkie19
Explorer | Level 4
3 years ago
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Desktop app is stuck at indexing for days

Hello, I have Dropbox on my iMac running 12.6.3 Monterey. Dropbox has been stuck on indexing for over a week. I have tried the troubleshooting advice but haven't had success. Any ideas?

Thank you!

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  • Megan's avatar
    Megan
    Icon for Dropbox Community Moderator rankDropbox Community Moderator
    3 years ago

    Hi ar_reeft, can you please simply reinstall the Dropbox app through this link, to see if that helps?

     

  • ar_reeft's avatar
    ar_reeft
    Explorer | Level 4
    3 years ago

    Hi Megan

    Reinstalling Dropbox helped.

    Thank you

  • Megan's avatar
    Megan
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    3 years ago

    Awesome news selkie19. 😎

     

    If you need anything else, you know where to find us! 

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