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rofi
Explorer | Level 3
2 years ago
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I got an alert that Dropbox wants to modify something in my MacOS

When logging into my Mac, I got an alert that an attempt by "Dropbox, Inc" to modify something in my system, was blocked, and that I should open the "Security&Privacy" in my System Preferences to enable it.

 

Indeed, I found there a message 'System software from developer 'Dropbox, Inc.' was blocked from loading.

 

I can't find any hint that this is really coming from Dropbox, or what modification would actually be performed, if I would allow this, and therefore keep it blocked.

 

How can I find out, whether this was not a fishing attempt, but legally came from Dropbox? I also would like to find out, what this changes would actually do.

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  • billgdbx's avatar
    billgdbx
    2 years ago

    The request for permission is actually macOS asking you whether you want to grant the permission that Dropbox is requesting.  Pretty sure it is a one-time popup and after that, you won't get it again, whether or not you grant permission.  If you don't grant permission, the DoD capability just won't be there, but you should not have any other ill effect.

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  • Hannah's avatar
    Hannah
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    2 years ago

    Hi there, rofi, thanks for reaching out to the Dropbox Community.

     

    Can you please send us a screenshot of this message, so we can take a closer look?

     

    If you click on the Dropbox icon in your menu bar, do you see any related notifications?

     

    Let me know.

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