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Greg T.16
Helpful | Level 5
7 years ago
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Smart sync icons missing

The venerable "missing smart sync icons" problem.

  • MacOS Mojave 10.14.2 
  • Dropbox 64.4.141.  (Professional Acct)
  • Have reinstalled DB several times (including via full desktop download).
  • Tried the "check-uncheck finder integration"  (have uncheck, uninstalled, reinstalled, rechecked, too).
  • Have unlinked account and relinked account.
  • ForceQuit finder more times than I can remember.
  • Have ForceQuit the Dropbox Finder Integration app.. every time b/f restarting or trying fresh install.

Menu options for local vs OnlineOnly are active and work. Just can't tell looking at any file/folder in Finder whether it is local or online only.

What am I missing?

OneDrive does this, no problem.  Just about at my ropes end with DB.

Setting up the apps
  • Jay's avatar
    Jay
    7 years ago
    Hi Greg, as you’re on a Mac, you can check if a third-party application is causing this issue with the following steps:
     
    1. Save any files and quit ALL programs.
    2. Completely quit and close any third-party cloud service applications such as Google Drive, OneDrive, or others.
    3. Quit Dropbox:
    4. Relaunch Finder using the following steps:
      1. Click on the Apple icon in the top left of your screen
      2. Click on "force quit"
      3. Select Finder then click "Relaunch"
    5. Restart the Dropbox application.
     
    If the issue is resolved at this point, it may be due to the third-party applications running on the computer.
     
    If the issue persists, or you see that a new application is causing issues please let me know.

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  • Hannah's avatar
    Hannah
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    3 years ago

    Hey MLondon, this is a thread that's a bit old, so some info might not be relevant any more.

     

    Is the Dropbox application working fine otherwise? Like, if you add a file to your Dropbox folder, does it sync to your account online?

     

    Can you also send me a screenshot of what you see when you right-click on a file or folder in your Dropbox folder?

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