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obsidianspider
Explorer | Level 4
8 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...
desktop
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Megan's avatar
Megan
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8 months ago

Hey obsidianspider, thanks for the speedy reply! 

I'd definitely appreciate it if you had the patience to wait, and provide me with a screenshot when this reoccurs. 

Also, one more thing to keep in mind: if you see the same message again, try searching for the Dropbox desktop app on your Mac's applications to see if it comes up with any results. 

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Nigel7
New member | Level 2
1 month ago

I suddenly had exactly the same issue and clicking on the Dropbox App shortcut seems to have cleared it.

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