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MacOS Finder windows reverting from Dropbox folders to root directory
I have an M1 Mini (OS 14.3) with two monitors, and since I'm always working on multiple projects, each with its own folder, I keep Finder windows open for each of them, some on different deskt...
JPDemers I'm experiencing the same problem. Did you manage to find the solution?
The problem seems to have gone away on its own, at least for the time being. I made no deliberate changes to installed software or startup items, so all I can think of is an update that incidentally resolved the issue. OS is still Sonoma 14.4.1, build 23E224, which dates back to early March (which is when the problem appeared, fwiw) so that's not where the fix came from. I have no idea if DB got a tweak in recent weeks.
I did replace a cheapo Amazon ethernet cable with a quality cat 6 cable (vastly improving my internet speed) at about the time things cleared up . . . perhaps DB was getting borked by the lousy connection? (The cheap cable had been there for a long time, so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ )
JPDemers Thanks for sharing your experience on this. I'm on a later Dropbox version than the one you reported, and I'm still seeing this issue, so I don't think Dropbox did anything to fix it. It might just be a rare bug. Did you find any way to backup the session windows for Finder? From what I can tell, Finder saves its state in the "Saved Application State" folder, but this folder is not backed up by Time Machine, so I can't use it to get back the lost window tabs.
A backup app like Carbon Copy Cloner can save Finder's "Saved Application State" folder on a schedule (daily, hourly, or whatever you choose), but good luck parsing the contents.
Finder's "GO" menu has a "recent folders" option that might prove useful, but I don't know how it defines "recent"... i.e. whether a folder opened several days ago and simply left open will be "recent".
