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kroft's avatar
kroft
Helpful | Level 6
3 hours ago

Two Dropbox folders on Mac, both syncing and filling disk

I am using Dropbox 244.3.6525 on macOS Tahoe 26.3. My Dropbox folder is in Users/Username/Dropbox, and this is what is set in the Dropbox sync preferences. However, it seems that an application looki...
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Walter's avatar
Walter
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2 hours ago

Hey kroft - thanks for bringing this to our attention. 

Just to make sure we're on the same page, can you send us a screenshot of how those Dropbox folders look on your end and another one showing the Dropbox folder's location as shown in the app's preferences?

That said, most likely your best bet would be to log out from your account via the app's preferences, delete both of your Dropbox folders, and then log in again and let the app create the Dropbox folder anew and sync till it's up to date. 

Also, I'd suggest using the latest, stable version of the app (you're now using a beta version as it seems) from this page directly. Just note that you'll need to first make sure that the 'early releases' are toggled off in your account's settings. 

In case, please keep me posted!

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