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sfareg
Explorer | Level 4
9 months ago

'Could not start Dropbox' error on Mac 15.3.2

When I boot up my Mac, it always displays this error message: “Could not start Dropbox.” This error might be temporary, so please restart Dropbox. For more information, click the help button. ...
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sfareg
Explorer | Level 4
6 months ago

228.3.5423

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Megan
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6 months ago

Hey sfareg, let me jump in here!

It seems that you're using our beta version of the Dropbox desktop app at the moment. 

Can you visit your account settings online, and turn "Early access" to off? Once you do that, please try uninstalling the app, and reinstalling again using this link.

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