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amberprawn
New member | Level 2
4 years ago

Lost access to Desktop folder on Mac when I downloaded Dropbox, and now can't access.

I've lost access to the Desktop, Documents and Downloads file on my mac - help?? I just set up a new Dropbox account with a different email. When it asked whether I wanted to sync/back-up Desk...
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ak_alpenglow's avatar
ak_alpenglow
Explorer | Level 4
3 years ago

WAIT... It was YOU?!?! DROPBOX?! You locked me out of my own computer?? I've been pulling my hair out over this, and it was Dropbox that locked me out of my own computer?! Why? For what possible purpose would you design your solution to do this??

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Walter
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3 years ago

Hey ak_alpenglow, sorry to hear about this.

 

Can you please let us know some additional information about the issue you're having so that we can assist further? 

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