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Daniella1's avatar
Daniella1
New member | Level 2
5 years ago
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DropBox App not opening. Only Finder opens.

I work on a Mac. Whenever I click the Dropbox desktop app, finder opens instead of the app. Because of this I also cannot get to the preferences of the app either. Even if I right click the app on th...
desktop
Mac
Setting up the apps
  • aewen's avatar
    aewen
    5 years ago

    I had to restart my computer to get the Dropbox app to open (in order to get to preferences), but I was able to change it to opening on the Desktop app, so I am hoping that worked! 

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aewen
Helpful | Level 5
4 years ago

They had a notification on the Dropbox App right before they made the change. It was just a heads up that the change was coming. Haven't heard of any future changes. 

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meecs
New member | Level 2
4 years ago

Strange, I never got it. Thanks! I hope they do release it again...

  • CarleySue22's avatar
    CarleySue22
    Helpful | Level 6
    4 years ago

    THIS IS A HORRIBLE UPDATE! We need the app to act as an APP, not another file folder. Please revert back to the original @Dropbox

    • chrismast12's avatar
      chrismast12
      Explorer | Level 4
      3 years ago

      I'm also attempting to set my Desktop files to sync while being available offline. That used to be available in the Dropbox App. As a finder only, the option is not there. Meaning whenever I download a new file on my desktop, it syncs it but I have to open the file to make it available offline.

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