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nothing500
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3 years ago
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".dropbox" file shows "NSFileProviderErrorDomain error -2005" on Mac. Should I keep it?

I've read that I should keep the ".dropbox" file. It shows up on two of my mac computers with a sync error status of "The operation couldn't be completed. (NSFileProviderErrorDomain error -2005)". I'...
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    Dell_Dropbox
    4 hours ago

    Hey everyone, just jumping in with some extra info on the file in question:

    You can safely ignore the .dropbox file. It is a hidden system file used by the Dropbox desktop app on macOS and is not meant to sync or appear on dropbox.com. The error you are seeing is a File Provider message and does not affect your account or your files. Do not delete it, as that can cause app issues.

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Dell_Dropbox
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4 hours ago

Hey everyone, just jumping in with some extra info on the file in question:

You can safely ignore the .dropbox file. It is a hidden system file used by the Dropbox desktop app on macOS and is not meant to sync or appear on dropbox.com. The error you are seeing is a File Provider message and does not affect your account or your files. Do not delete it, as that can cause app issues.

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