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wiffle
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7 months ago

Can I have the Dropbox for macOS on File Provider app if my home folder is on an external drive?

I am hoping to get some clarification on the current capabilities of dropbox to support file provider mode on macOS Sequoia. My current set up is such that my home folder is migrated to an external S...
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Hannah
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7 months ago

Hey wiffle, thanks for reaching out to us.

Where is your Dropbox folder currently located?

Also, you can take a look at this article from our Help Center with some really useful info regarding your inquiry.

Let me know if you have more questions and I'll be happy to clarify anything!

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    wiffle
    Explorer | Level 3
    7 months ago

    Hi Hannah​ , thanks for the quick reply.

    The dropbox folder is currently located on the external SSD (ie. /Volumes/ExternalSSD/Users/Me/Dropbox). 

    I have looked through that article in detail, and despite my best efforts, it doesn't seem to want to update a file provider functionality by itself.

    This is what I see in the application menu despite clicking update now multiple times.

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      Hannah
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      7 months ago

      Thanks for the update, wiffle.

      Can you let us know what your macOS version is?

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        wiffle
        Explorer | Level 3
        7 months ago

        Latest, 15.5 on Sequoia. 

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