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peterpp
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3 years ago
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Accidentally restricted file access for 3-rd party app on macOS

I have linked some files located in Dropbox folder to build process in Android Studio on macOS. Then I upgraded Dropbox and moved my files to ~/Library/CloudStorage/Dropbox. When I started build proc...
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    peterpp
    3 years ago

    Thank you Megan for your quick response. You are right, it was a dialog from macOS, not from Dropbox. I found where to enable the access again. For those, who will run into the same problem:

     

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Megan
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3 years ago

Hi peterpp, I hope you're doing well! 

 

I'm afraid that this is something outside the scope of our support. It'd have to do more with your MacOS settings, which you'd need to locate, and enable access to the app from there.

 

If you have any questions, I am always here. 

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peterpp
New member | Level 2
3 years ago

Thank you Megan for your quick response. You are right, it was a dialog from macOS, not from Dropbox. I found where to enable the access again. For those, who will run into the same problem:

 

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