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ShanaC
Explorer | Level 4
4 years ago

Take Dropbox out of Mac Library

The Dropbox upgrade moved the dropbox files to my  ~/Library/CloudStorage/ --- but I can't save any files to that folder.    All the online instructions say "do the advanced reinstallation per th...
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Walter
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4 years ago

Hi all, I just wanted to mention that the issue with the drop-downs in the Help Center article is fixed now. 

 

For anyone affected, could you perform an advanced reinstall and let us know you're still experiencing any issues? 

 

Thanks so much! 

ShanaC's avatar
ShanaC
Explorer | Level 4
4 years ago

This is WONDERFUL news.  It seems like I can actually save things to my dropbox again! 

  • Walter's avatar
    Walter
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    4 years ago

    Glad to hear it's working for you again ShanaC - thanks for update too!

     

    See you around the Community and take care!

  • Andrew Parker's avatar
    Andrew Parker
    Helpful | Level 7
    3 years ago

    So the Advanced Installation that solved this, now no longer works?

  • ShanaC's avatar
    ShanaC
    Explorer | Level 4
    3 years ago

    No, I've run the advanced installation, and it's asking me to rerun the Dropbox 8 installation.

  • Andrew Parker's avatar
    Andrew Parker
    Helpful | Level 7
    3 years ago

    Well that's great! Come on Dropbox, this really needs sorting.

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