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cloudres
2 years agoExperienced | Level 12
Mac OS Sequoia is arriving. Is DropBox ready?
Hi everyone, who remembers the chaos that happened last year with the Mac OS Sonoma update and all the issues we had with DropBox? There was a particular version that caused syncing to go haywire. I ...
- 2 years ago
There is an update, see https://help.dropbox.com/installs/macos-support-for-expected-changes.
If you still have trouble, disable the firewall. https://9to5mac.com/2024/09/19/security-bite-macos-sequoias-filewall-is-disrupting-security-tools-and-more/ says most users should not enable the firewall:
"Details are sparse at the moment, but a possible source of the issues is Sequoiaâs current firewall. This is useful for managing connections on untrusted networks. If youâre an everyday user and not a security nut or part of an enterprise team, your firewall is likely already off. This is the default on Mac, as most users are on trusted networks anyway (Appleâs way of balancing usability and security)."
cloudres
2 years agoExperienced | Level 12
Still no feedback here. Why treat users like this? Isnât there some form of respect for customers in the US? Isnât there some kind of customer care? Just let me know if itâs compatible or not, so I can proceed with the upgrade.
Surething
2 years agoExplorer | Level 4
To add Dropbox to the Firewall rules and allow incoming connections
/usr/libexec/ApplicationFirewall/socketfilterfw --add /Applications/Dropbox.app
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