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snibbe
Helpful | Level 5
4 years ago
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Dropbox permissions error on install on MacOS Monterey

I'm having the same problem others are re-installing on Monterey after a disk wipe and restore from time machine. Here's the dump. Can you advise what to do? I've tried the "advanced re-install" and ...
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    snibbe
    4 years ago

    I deleted my dropbox folder and re-sync'd and now it works! I think the problem was that I had a custom name on the dropbox folder: Dropbox (Personal)

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Megan
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4 years ago

Awesome news, snibbe! 

If you need anything else, we'll be one post away.

Enjoy the rest of your week, and have a happy 2022! 💫

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lorcott
Explorer | Level 4
4 years ago

I think I need to do the same. Please walk me thru the steps of deleting dropbox folder and then restoring it. Makes me nervous. Don't want to delete my cloud files.

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