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aangulo99
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2 years ago
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"Could not start Dropbox - this may be a temporary error" on macOS 12.7.4

My mac (running Monterrey 12.7.4) shutdown after realizing it was not conected to the outlet. Upon restart Dropbox shows an error message "Could not start Dropbox This may be a temporary error. Please restar DropBox" it also provides an error link which I saved.

I tried restarting computer with same result. Erased app and download again with same result. Also looked for second Dropbox App under Library but was not there. Please help.

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    aangulo99
    Explorer | Level 3
    2 years ago
    Hannah wrote:

    Thanks for the update, aangulo99!

     

    In that case, can you try a more advanced reinstall of the Dropbox app, to see if that helps?

     

    Hannah

    It appears to be working now after the advance reinstall. Syncing now. Hope all is good at the end. Will keep you posted.

    Thanks!

     

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    Hannah
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    2 years ago

    Happy to hear that, aangulo99!

     

    If you come across any other issues, let us know.

     

    Have a wonderful day!

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