Need to see if your shared folder is taking up space on your dropbox 👨‍💻? Find out how to check here.

Forum Discussion

ShanaC's avatar
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...
desktop
Install
Mac
eedis's avatar
eedis
Helpful | Level 5
3 years ago

sorry for replying same thing again:

 

in some (at least my usecase all) application the paths of linked items are resolved to its actual position

therefore, a symlink doesn't help 

 

i even tried to duplicate the folder and only put a symlink of the file – its not working:

 

discofuel's avatar
discofuel
Helpful | Level 6
3 years ago

Perhaps you're creating the symlinks the wrong way around?

  • eedis's avatar
    eedis
    Helpful | Level 5
    3 years ago

    actually creating a symlink fixed the issue, thanks.

     

About Apps and Installations

Have a question about a Dropbox app or installation? Reach out to the Dropbox Community and get solutions, help, and advice from members.

The Dropbox Community team is active from Monday to Friday. We try to respond to you as soon as we can, usually within 2 hours.

If you need more help you can view your support options (expected response time for an email or ticket is 24 hours), or contact us on X, Facebook or Instagram.

For more info on available support options for your Dropbox plan, see this article.

If you found the answer to your question in this Community thread, please 'like' the post to say thanks and to let us know it was useful!