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peachtree
3 years agoExplorer | Level 4
Dropbox will not open after changing the home folder name & user account macOS Big Sur
Hi, I just changed the name of my Mac user account & home folder following Apple's instructions. Everything works fine except for Dropbox. When I start it I get the message that it needs to change ...
- 3 years ago
peachtree wrote:
I just changed the name of my Mac user account & home ... I have uninstalled, reinstalled but always the same.
You need to perform a complete reinstall. Refer to Stefanie's post in the following thread.
Rich
Super User II
3 years ago
peachtree wrote:
I just changed the name of my Mac user account & home ... I have uninstalled, reinstalled but always the same.
You need to perform a complete reinstall. Refer to Stefanie's post in the following thread.
- peachtree3 years agoExplorer | Level 4
Thank you so very much! That worked perfectly! Saved my bacon! 🙂
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