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Styline
Helpful | Level 7
4 years ago
Solved

AirDrop broken on MacOS Ventura

I'm using MacOS Ventura and I can't receive files via AirDrop anymore. My Downloads folder is inside my Dropbox as I'm using Dropbox Backup, so it is all inside the Cloud Library now. The Spotligh...
desktop
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  • Jay's avatar
    Jay
    3 years ago

    You'll need to access the preferences in the desktop app, click the Backup tab, and then Manage Backup. From there you can remove the Downloads folder from the backup.

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Hannah
Icon for Dropbox Community Moderator rankDropbox Community Moderator
3 years ago

Hey Michelle31, thanks for following up here.

 

Our team is currently working on this issue, and while we don't have a timeline, you can always keep an eye on this thread or our help center article here for any updates.

Hiroaki_05's avatar
Hiroaki_05
Explorer | Level 4
3 years ago

This issue has been going on for several months now and you still have not come up with a solution to this problem you caused? This is ridiculous!

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

    It is.. Every day I go to delete a screen shot from my desktop and it no longer puts it into my TrashCan, the only option is to permanently delete..

     

    The whole situation is a bit out of hand at this point.

  • bwcacanoe's avatar
    bwcacanoe
    New member | Level 2
    3 years ago

    Still broken, and unable to use airdrop with M1 iMac, OS 13.3.1 and dropbox version 172.4.7555

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