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tzellers
Explorer | Level 3
3 years ago

Permissions for ~/Library/CloudStorage/Dropbox

I am asked daily to authenticate using my password to allow Dropbox access to  ~/Library/CloudStorage/Dropbox. Running MacOS 13.1 Get Info for  ~/Library/CloudStorage/Dropbox shows "everyone" has cu...
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Nancy
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3 years ago

Hey tzellers! Hope it’s OK if I jump in, too. 

 

Just to make sure we’ve tried everything, can you let me know if you’ve restarted both your desktop app in the meantime, as well as your computer?

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tzellers
Explorer | Level 3
3 years ago

Yes. Quit Dropbox, then restarted computer. Annoying request to authenticate was not immediate...returned about 30 minutes later.

  • Walter's avatar
    Walter
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    3 years ago

    Hey tzellers, sorry to jump in here, but could you try the latest version of our desktop app from this page and let us know how it goes?

     

    If the issue persists, we can reach out via email to investigate further, if that would be OK with you. 

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