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nraihani's avatar
nraihani
Helpful | Level 5
3 months ago

Dropbox desktop app is syncing to cloud but not to local Dropbox folder

Application Affected Dropbox App Device Macbook Air  Operating System/Browser (if using the web) Sequoia 15.6.1 (24G90) Dropbox App Version (if using the app) 231.4.5770 Question or Issue ...
desktop
Mac
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nraihani's avatar
nraihani
Helpful | Level 5
3 months ago

the dropbox app says it is up to date but it doesn't then sync locally. the only way to make it sync is to quit dropbox and restart it - which is a bit annoying if i have to do that every time. 

i work on the file in word and when i save it saves directly to dropbox. 

Walter's avatar
Walter
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3 months ago

I see, thanks for the additional information nraihani - much appreciated.

Have you tried reinstalling the app since you first noticed this? 

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