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Anders H.3
Helpful | Level 7
3 years ago
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Dropbox offline installer keeps popping up

Dropbox offline installer (the .dmg on Mac) keeps popping up. I don't know why I even got the dropbox offline installer -- I have dropbox installed, and updates usually would be handled online? The q...
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  • Jay's avatar
    Jay
    3 years ago

    Hi Anders H.3, it's possible that the Mac OS is trying to install it constantly. Try to delete the dmg file and see if this helps.

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Anders H.3
Helpful | Level 7
3 years ago

This is the prompt. While it is just a .dmg, it keeps popping up on top of other things. I have restarted the computer, but it persists. Perhaps I should just delete the .dmg from the disk?

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Jay
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3 years ago

Hi Anders H.3, it's possible that the Mac OS is trying to install it constantly. Try to delete the dmg file and see if this helps.

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