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obsidianspider
Explorer | Level 4
6 months ago

macOS Sequoia 15.5 - Getting a message that "The application couldn't be found", after an update.

I've been a Dropbox user for many years. Within the last few months, whenever Dropbox automatically updates on my Mac currently running macOS 15.5 I've noted that in Finder I will see a message above...
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SunumOfisi
New member | Level 2
2 months ago

Came here to write that this issue still persists. I'm on Dropbox 235.4.5905 and every several minutes I need to go to Applications and double click on Dropbox icon to 'start' the software. Otherwise, my files remain inaccessible within the folder.

No security software running. I experience this problem both on my Mac mini and MacBook Pro so it's not device related either.

  • Walter's avatar
    Walter
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    2 months ago

    Hey SunumOfisi​ - sorry to hear you're having issues with this.

    Can you clarify the OS version of your devices and let me know if you've tried reinstalling the app since you first noticed this?

    Let us know more and we'll take it from there. 

  • Nancy's avatar
    Nancy
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    30 days ago

    Did you get the chance to try out Walter’s suggestion, SunumOfisi? If yes, let us know how it went.

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