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tsnouffer
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6 months ago
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Getting "Couldn't Start Dropbox" error on Mac

I've been trying to launch the DB app on my Mac mini and have been receiving a "Couldn't Start Dropbox" error. I've tried a number of reinstalls, advance reinstalls, some commands in Terminal, and re...
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    tsnouffer
    6 months ago

    Hi Walter

    Thanks for the willingness to help.

    I think I am in good shape now. After your prompting, I revisited the advanced reinstall process and approached it more purposefully. One thing I did differently is during the install (after the Terminal commands) I manually selected my on Mac Dropbox folder. Making it explicit rather than "Default."

    Perhaps that did the trick. Either way, I seem to be up and running again!

    Thanks

tsnouffer's avatar
tsnouffer
Helpful | Level 5
6 months ago

Hi Walter

Thanks for the willingness to help.

I think I am in good shape now. After your prompting, I revisited the advanced reinstall process and approached it more purposefully. One thing I did differently is during the install (after the Terminal commands) I manually selected my on Mac Dropbox folder. Making it explicit rather than "Default."

Perhaps that did the trick. Either way, I seem to be up and running again!

Thanks

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Walter
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6 months ago

Glad  to hear that it's sorted now and thanks for keeping me in the loop too tsnouffer 

See you around the Community and take care!

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