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MartinCasanova
New member | Level 2
24 days ago

Finder context menu missing for Dropbox files on macOS

Hi everyone — after migrating from an iMac to a Mac mini 2024 (M4, 32GB), Dropbox sync works but Finder integration is gone. I first saw this on macOS Sequoia 15.5 and I’ve since updated to macOS Tah...
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MartinCasanova
New member | Level 2
10 days ago

After several days of trying different things with the assistance of Dropbox Support, we realized I wasn't being able to activate File Provider. We tried many things (so many that I can't say for sure what was the issue), but after activating File Provider, logging out and logging in again, the context menu reappeared. This was a first for me, I never had this issue, and I've installed Dropbox on many iMacs and MacBooks in the past. So yeah, it's a weird glitch and Dropbox Support ended up solving it.

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Walter
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10 days ago

Thanks for keeping us in the loop on this MartinCasanova - glad to hear it's sorted now.

Let us know if anything else comes up! 

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