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MacOS Finder - how can I add Dropbox back to the sidebar?
Before I upgraded to Catalina (MacOS 10.15.5), Dropbox appeared under my favorites in the sidebar of Finder. After the upgrade, it was gone. I've searched many threads where this is apparently a co...
Hello Auskan, I hope you're well today!
So that you can drag the Dropbox folder into your Finder's sidebar, please try the steps below:
- Open your Finder window.
- Choose "Go" from the menu bar in the top right of your screen.
- From the menu, choose "Home".
From here, you can see the Dropbox folder in order to drag it into the sidebar.
Let me know how it goes!
Nancy
Dropbox Community Moderator
Dropbox Community ModeratorHey Nick555!
It sounds like you installed the latest Dropbox update for macOS, which should move the Dropbox folder from Favorites to Locations in your Finder.
Can you please double check your Locations, and let me know if you can see it there?
I'm struggling with the same issue. I tried the steps you outlined - 1) Go 2) Home 3) Drag it over - and that horizontal line that tells you where the file is going to be placed never showed up. It acted like it was going to let me place it within a Location (Desktop, Downloads, etc.). I tried dragging back over to where it lived in Home so I didn't accidentally place it somewhere else and of course my finger came off the trackpad. So it moved and I had no idea where. I did a simple Command+Z to undo it and it showed back up under Home, but now it's an alias that won't open. I didn't do anything else, so I have no idea what to do at this point. I tried moving the alias to see if the horizontal line showed up for it, and it did not.
Here's a screenshot of what my Home location looks like. You can see Dropbox is an alias now. I've also included the error message I get when I try to open it.
Help! I just want my Dropbox back in my sidebar. This is so frustrating.
- Hannah
The path is: /Users/jenniferparker/Library/CloudStorage/Dropbox-ClipperDistribution
But When I go to follow that path, there is no Library or CloudStorage file under my user folder.
- Nancy
Hi jparker!
Have you tried following the exact same steps as the ones outlined at the bottom of this thread? You'll need to hold down the Option key to show any hidden folders on your Mac device.
Let me know if this seems to work for you.
