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William M.26
Helpful | Level 6
3 years ago

macOS File Provider not installed by default and needlessly erases and downloads files twice

I just restored my machine a macOS Time Machine backup, and I was surprised to learn that apparently the Dropbox installer doesn't use the macOS Dropbox File Provider implementation by default. Becau...
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Bob R.4
Collaborator | Level 10
2 years ago

I am about to "migrate" from the original Dropbox set up to the File Provider. If you would be so kind as to expound on any complications with Time Machine backups you think I may encounter based on your experience. Is it just due to the complete relocation of all my files that Time machine has to a completely new back up or are there incompatibilities I should be aware of? Thanks in advance.

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