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DBX_Pedro
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1 year ago

Re: I can no longer access Dropbox through Finder on macOS Sequoia 15.0.1.

Hi dcross,

 

Thanks for reaching out. Welcome to our community. 

 

We have users using the Mac OS Sequoia. What is the error message you are receiving at the moment? 

 

We can take it from there. 

 

 

 

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  • djfriend's avatar
    djfriend
    Explorer | Level 3
    1 year ago

    I am also not able to use my Dropbox desktop app. When trying to access, the message is 'The application "Dropbox.app" can't be opened'. I also cannot locate this app in the app store on my MacBook, so it cannot be reinstalled. It was migrated to a new Mac that had Sonoma 15 already installed.

  • DBX_Pedro's avatar
    DBX_Pedro
    Icon for Community Manager rankCommunity Manager
    1 year ago

    Hi djfriend,

     

    Thanks for getting in touch.

    Could you share with us a screenshot of the error message?

    Also, is the firewall enabled? In some cases, we had to work around this issue.

    Once we have that information, we can go from there.

  • djfriend's avatar
    djfriend
    Explorer | Level 3
    1 year ago

    The firewall is inactive, and when trying to launch the Dropbox app I receive the message 'The application "Dropbox.app" can't be opened.' The sync to my hard drive does not work.

  • dcross's avatar
    dcross
    Helpful | Level 5
    1 year ago

    Returned to finder window after a reboot. Maybe didn't get a clean reboot after installation of OS update. Things seem normal now.

  • DBX_Pedro's avatar
    DBX_Pedro
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    1 year ago

    Hi djfriend,

     

    Thanks for confirming that.

     

    I will then pass this to a internal team.

     

    Is it ok to reach out to you to the email linked to this account?

      

    We can take it from there. 

  • Kathy O's avatar
    Kathy O
    New member | Level 2
    1 year ago

    there is no error message - just the folders / file names  in dropbox are not showing up when searched for in finder

  • Kathy O's avatar
    Kathy O
    New member | Level 2
    1 year ago

    I ended up deleting Dropbox from my computer and reinstalling it - that seemed to work 

  • Beth122's avatar
    Beth122
    New member | Level 1
    1 year ago

    thank you-- I think that fixed it.

  • catharinet's avatar
    catharinet
    New member | Level 1
    1 year ago

    Yes, that has worked for me, but not as a permanent solution, and I am tired of having to do it.

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