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TomF
Explorer | Level 4
2 years ago
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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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  • Nancy's avatar
    Nancy
    Icon for Dropbox Community Moderator rankDropbox Community Moderator
    2 years ago

    Miller A.1, can we log a ticket for you and look into this further? If that’s alright, we can message you to the email address you see here.

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

    FWIW, I haven't seen this issue since my last post, when it was resolved with an update to the Mac Dropbox client.

  • Miller A.1's avatar
    Miller A.1
    New member | Level 2
    2 years ago

    Thanks Nancy, I've dismissed the dialog box and it has not returned. It may return in the future, unless you believe this has been resolved. Given the high-privilege nature of Full Disk Access, I've left that setting disabled. It is not at present a concern. I'll reply again if the issue returns.

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