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Andrew O.10
New member | Level 2
8 years ago
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Dropbox Issues with Mac OS Mojave

Users on Mac OS Mojave are experiencing an issue with Dropbox, their computers have become extremely slow. It works fine when Dropbox is not running. When Dropbox app is relaunched, it takes about 3...
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emendelson
Helpful | Level 7
7 years ago

For the non-tech-savvy, an easy way to get to the ~/.Dropbox folder is to use the Finder Go menu and click Go to Folder, and enter (very carefully):

~/.Dropbox

A window will open with the contents of the folder. Delete them all. (AFTER you have quit Dropbox and deleted it, and renamed or deleted or moved your Dropbox folder.)

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Amakhosi
New member | Level 2
7 years ago

i dont know how i did it but moved the old folder and then delinked, deleted app and reinstalled told me that folder was missing do I want to download and sync and it is doing that right now... thanks for your help was so frustrating, these updates with Mac are challenging I now have lost my Xee to view pics and so many apps are slow or I am battling with this latest upgrade.  really appreciate your help all the best 

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