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wjquigs
Helpful | Level 5
2 years ago
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Dropbox app won't start after removing File Provider

I broke Dropbox. The file provider on my Macbook (12.7.4 Monterey) was consuming all the CPU and the laptop was extremely hot. So I followed Internet instructions to remove Dropbox and iCloud from ...
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    wjquigs
    2 years ago

    I did have another copy in ~/Library/Application Support/Dropbox

    I deleted it but that didn't fix the problem. Then I did "rm -rf ~/.dropbox" and reinstalled and now I have my Dropbox back!

    Thank you for your help!

    William

     

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wjquigs
Helpful | Level 5
2 years ago

I did have another copy in ~/Library/Application Support/Dropbox

I deleted it but that didn't fix the problem. Then I did "rm -rf ~/.dropbox" and reinstalled and now I have my Dropbox back!

Thank you for your help!

William

 

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Walter
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2 years ago

We're glad to hear it's sorted now and thanks for keeping us in the loop on this wjquigs

 

See you around the Community and have a lovely weekend! 

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