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jvfederico
Helpful | Level 5
5 years ago
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Permissions Error upon Upgrade to Mac Monterey

I just updated to Mac OS Monterey on my MacBook Pro (Mid 2015) and now Dropbox doesn't work anymore. Specifically, I get an error message saying that Dropbox can't start because, "This is usually bec...
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  • Nancy's avatar
    Nancy
    4 years ago
    Thanks for sending over the requested screenshot, Michelle!

    Have you tried to perform an advanced reinstall, by any chance? 

    If not, please give that a go and let me know how it goes.

    Cheers.
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Nancy
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4 years ago
Thanks for sending over the requested screenshot, Michelle!

Have you tried to perform an advanced reinstall, by any chance? 

If not, please give that a go and let me know how it goes.

Cheers.
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mikafox
Explorer | Level 4
4 years ago

The advanced reinstall worked - I'm back up and running.  

 

Thank you SO much, Nancy!  Your advice was so greatly appreciated!

  • Nancy's avatar
    Nancy
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    4 years ago
    I’m really happy to hear this, Michelle!

    I’ll be around the Community, if you need something else.
  • mikafox's avatar
    mikafox
    Explorer | Level 4
    4 years ago

    Thank you! ❤️

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