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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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Andrew Parker
Helpful | Level 7
4 years ago

Hi Michael, no I haven't! Where can I find this?

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    Andrew Parker
    Helpful | Level 7
    4 years ago

    Thanks Michael, just for absolute clarity, this means I can upgrade Dropbox, upgrade to Ventura, and locate my Dropbox folder outside the Users folder?

  • Brad B.13's avatar
    Brad B.13
    Helpful | Level 5
    4 years ago

    Can confirm using the "How to run an advanced reinstall of Dropbox" instructions let me choose a dropbox folder location on an external HDD. Had to redownload everything but at least it worked.

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    Andrew Parker
    Helpful | Level 7
    4 years ago

    This is great news. Is the online/offline problem sorted too?

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    ShanaC
    Explorer | Level 4
    3 years ago

    New Problem : Dropbox (mac) is asking me to install Dropbox 8 again, which it says (again) will change the location of the Dropbox folder.  I installed Dropbox 8 in early November, and it's been working just fine with the folder in a better place, as per the instructions in the advanced install.

     

    I started this topic;  I have already been through this once.  Dropbox software says it's v162.4.5419.   

     

    I can't seem to make this notification go away; I will not go through this installation in my Library again, and then moving it again.

     

     

    How can I make this recognize it's v.8? 

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