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DReese
New member | Level 2
3 months ago
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Folder Aliases (Desktop, Documents, Downloads) created by Backup not working properly

Device Macbook Pro Operating System/Browser (if using the web) Sequoia Pretty much what the subject says. After an update it seems Dropbox automatically began backing up those folders. I'm fine w...
desktop
Dropbox Backup
Mac
  • DReese's avatar
    DReese
    3 months ago

    Actually, I've figured it out. The permissions on the dropbox files was incorrect. Getting them to Read/Write corrected the issue.

DReese's avatar
DReese
New member | Level 2
3 months ago

Actually, I've figured it out. The permissions on the dropbox files was incorrect. Getting them to Read/Write corrected the issue.

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    Megan
    Icon for Dropbox Community Moderator rankDropbox Community Moderator
    3 months ago

    Hi DReese, thanks for the heads up!

    If you need something else, please let me know and I will be more than happy to help every step of the way. 😇

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    Theresa
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    3 months ago

    Hi DReese​ and welcome to the Dropbox Community! I'm really glad to hear things are working properly again. Thank you so much for taking the time to come back and share that with us. It's people like you who keep this community spinning 😼.

    By the way, I’m Theresa 👩‍💻, one of the community managers here. Since you’ve been digging into backup and folder behaviours, I’d love to know... do you have a favourite Dropbox feature that helps you stay organised or makes things run more smoothly on your device?

    Looking forward to hearing more,

    T 😺 (Dropbox Community Manager)

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