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yaroslavvb
New member | Level 2
2 years ago
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How to fix permissions on a file in order to have it sync on Mac OS?

I'm currently seeing this     If I click on Fix, it shows me this   Then when I go to folder, it's unclear how to fix, going to Share as suggested     I just get ...
desktop
sync
  • Jay's avatar
    Jay
    2 years ago

    Could you try these steps to fix the syncing issue, and enable full disk access?

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Jay
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2 years ago

Hi @yaroslavvb, thanks for bringing this to our attention.

 

Upon some brief research, it appears that this file is generally used in GitHub, or in a Mac application. 

 

Are you compiling files or saving Mac apps in the Dropbox folder itself? Do you have GitHub currently running, or is the Mac running the app from that folder somehow?

 

This will help me to assist further!

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yaroslavvb
New member | Level 2
2 years ago

I'm doing neither of these things. When I installed Dropbox, I got a system prompt asking "Do you want to give Dropbox permission to access these files" and I clicked "No" by mistake, so they are getting Permission Denied.

 

Now I can't figure out how to undo these, and give Dropbox permission again

 

 

  • Jay's avatar
    Jay
    Icon for Dropbox Community Moderator rankDropbox Community Moderator
    2 years ago

    Could you try these steps to fix the syncing issue, and enable full disk access?

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