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Spotlight Search Doesn't Link to Files in Dropbox in macOS 13 Ventura
After upgrading to macOS Ventura, I was prompted to upgrade to "Dropbox for macOS 12". I proceeded with that, it moved my Dropbox folder to ~/Library/CloudStorage and confirmed all was successful. No...
- That’s the same problem I had. I solved it by doing a complete clean install of dropbox. You may not need to do all of this, but to be safe, in Dropbox settings Selective Sync uncheck all of your folders and wait for them to be removed from your Mac. Once that’s done, unlink your Mac from Dropbox preferences. You should see the Dropbox getting started screen. Quit Dropbox and move the app to the Trash. Remove all dropbox files from ~/Library being careful to look at the path name. Only remove things that are within a Dropbox parent folder. Look in library application support, and library preferences. Empty the Trash. Restart your Mac. Reinstall Dropbox from dropbox.com. Once reinstalled, to make things faster sync only one small folder and wait for the prompt that new Dropbox for macOS 12 is available. You should see the message within a few minutes of reinstalling Dropbox. Allow it to upgrade and migrate your files to the new location. Once that’s done you can then sync all your folders. Let your Mac index itself and the problem should be solved.
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Hannah ,
From the replies on this thread, it is fairly clear that most people are facing this issue.
If it isn't fixable due to the nature of the folder on the Mac, you need to tell your users.
Dropbox support is a chatbot that doesn't understand this issue, or the community - which is where all of us already are.
- I sincerely hope Hannah is not a chatbot. We all wish some meaningful (and technical) reply from somebody inside Dropbox.
I am so dang frustrated. I have had a support ticket open with dropbox for over a month, only to have dropbox support close the ticket with no explanation. I am still having the same issue all of you are. No solution. Dropbox is non-functional in OS Ventura using Spotlight. Not only can I not open files through Spotlight; I also can't drag and drop files into emails or messages, which is something I do a dozen times a day because of my job.
