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dbloomfield1
5 years agoExplorer | Level 3
additional permissions are required to access files BigSur
When I installed BigSur, dropbox hasn't been functioning normally. I sync a number of folders from my Dropbox filesystem, but when I try to open them I get the following message: "additional permiss...
- 5 years agoHello there dbloomfield1, I hope you're having a good day!
If you haven't already, can you restart your computer to see if that does the trick?
If you're still getting the errors after a restart, can you let me know which version of the app you have installed, and the current sync status?
Let me know how it goes!
Daphne
Dropbox Community Moderator
5 years agoHello there dbloomfield1, I hope you're having a good day!
If you haven't already, can you restart your computer to see if that does the trick?
If you're still getting the errors after a restart, can you let me know which version of the app you have installed, and the current sync status?
Let me know how it goes!
If you haven't already, can you restart your computer to see if that does the trick?
If you're still getting the errors after a restart, can you let me know which version of the app you have installed, and the current sync status?
Let me know how it goes!
- dbloomfield15 years agoExplorer | Level 3
Thanks Daphne. When I restarted my computer the OS upgraded as did some other programs. Now it seems to work fine - I haven't gotten that error message since doing that. Many thanks.
- Daphne5 years ago
Dropbox Community Moderator
Glad to hear that helped dbloomfield1!
If the issue does crop up again, don't hesitate to give me a nudge here. 😀
I hope you have a great rest of your week!- Davide Bilardi5 years agoExplorer | Level 3
I'm using my dropbox on multiple devices and very often I have the message "additional permissions are required to access the following file". I've seen that the solution suggested is to restart the computer.
This is not a real solution since when I'm working on a lot of files and I'm in between doing other things I can not restart the computer. And this is happening several times a day.
Sorry, do you have an alternative solution so that I can access my files from my multiple devices (and have them synchronized) without having to restart them?
Thanks!
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