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msheppard's avatar
msheppard
New member | Level 2
3 years ago
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Won't stop indexing on Mac

I installed the mac dropbox update and the application began indexing my files. It has now been stuck for the last few days. I can only access some files. Many are now only available through dropbox....
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  • BenDBX's avatar
    BenDBX
    3 years ago

    Hi Everyone,

     

    Thanks for your patience while we investigated. We have confirmed that the problem with resyncing has been resolved with macOS Sonoma 14.1. Users should not experience a resync when upgrading to 14.1.

     

    Upgrading to 14.1 will prevent resyncing, but it will not resolve this issue for users who have already become 'stuck' on the resync upon upgrading to 14.0. We can help, but we're asking that users contact support for individual assistance.

     

    Regards,

    Ben

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aaronmgould
Explorer | Level 3
3 years ago

Hi Walter!

I tried doing these steps as you suggested and I am STILL having the same issues. Below are images of what the screens looks like on my end.... Basically it is just frozen and nothing is happening. The version that was installed is v185.4.6054. 

 

 

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Hannah
Icon for Dropbox Community Moderator rankDropbox Community Moderator
3 years ago

Sorry to jump in here, aaronmgould.

 

Is it possible that you might have some kind of VPN, antivirus or any kind of security app that could be blocking Dropbox?

 

If you do, try temporarily disabling them, to see if that helps.

  • aaronmgould's avatar
    aaronmgould
    Explorer | Level 3
    3 years ago
    Hey there! Thanks for jumping in and helping me out! I don’t have any security software that would be blocking Dropbox from working.
    • Hannah's avatar
      Hannah
      Icon for Dropbox Community Moderator rankDropbox Community Moderator
      3 years ago

      Thanks for checking, Aaron!

       

      How about any proxies? Is the app set to "no proxy" in your preferences?

       

      If it is, can you try simply reinstalling it (without uninstalling) through this link and let me know if the issue persists?

      • aaronmgould's avatar
        aaronmgould
        Explorer | Level 3
        3 years ago
        Hi Hannah!
        Thanks so much for helping me. I will give this a try and will let you know how things are in a few days. Thanks!

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