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larryy
Helpful | Level 6
3 years ago

New version of Dropbox completely broken, need to revert to previous version.

I got a new MacBook Air 15". Used Migration Assistant. Something updated Dropbox. Everything is broken.   Specifically: * The Dropbox.app application when launched does not open the app, but op...
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jffgrffn
New member | Level 2
3 years ago

I guess I can now add my name to the list of users on macOS that have a broken Dropbox app.  It has been working flawlessly for me for years, but today it won't even launch on my computer.  In case it helps with the investigation, the problem was first noticed today (June 15, 2023) at around 3:30PM EST.

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ByeByeDragonbox
New member | Level 2
3 years ago

yep. the list gets longer. 

the only way I could solve my "new" dropbox issues was just to get rid of it completely. 

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