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TomF
Explorer | Level 4
2 years ago
Solved

Popup window: “Dropbox.app” would like to access data from other apps.

I have gotten a popup window several times recently on my MacBook Pro that says: “Dropbox.app” would like to access data from other apps. Why am I getting this popup and should I say yes?
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  • radical_exponent's avatar
    radical_exponent
    2 years ago

    Hi again,

     

    We've applied another fix here (many thanks to @WileECoyote!), which went out in v199 stable (and also v200 beta).

     

    Again, if you update and you're still seeing this issue - please reply here!

     

    Thanks!

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MarioC
Helpful | Level 5
2 years ago

 Even when I allow access I continue to get the popup.

Mac OS Sonoma 14.1.2

  • MarioC's avatar
    MarioC
    Helpful | Level 5
    2 years ago

    According to the link you provide:

    "On Mac: give Dropbox full disk access

    If you’re on macOS 12 or earlier, follow these steps to set your permissions to allow Dropbox."

     

    I'm on OS14.1.2 and I doubt many people are using OS12 or earlier so this seems to be not relevant. I've looked though all the menus in Dropbox and there is no mention of full disk access as far as I can see.

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