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Enable create and rename folders/files on MacOS Dropbox application for admin users
After a recent dropbox update, at the top level, admin users are unable to create and rename files on their desktop dropbox application for Mac users (OS version: Sequoia 15.3.2).
This slight chan...
Was just directed to this thread as we have also found this change to be frustrating.
Our workaround has been to create a makeshift root folder inside the Dropbox root. Since these restrictions don’t apply to subfolders, we can keep working the way we need to — but it really makes me question the reasoning for the root folder restrictions in the first place if it is still easy to modify all the contents of the root folders.
I am with you on this Val Burke. It is creating so much hassle for my workflow after this permissions change.
As an example, I am the admin user in my office so I have the responsibility of creating case files for all of our new and ongoing cases. Sometimes in a day, I have to create multiple top-level case files and each time I have to travel back to the website create the folder and then come back to actually transfer the documents on my local computer as it is a smoother uploading process than using the web portal. It is such a frustrating experience so far that I am really hard pressed to see the need to the change given that I am an admin user and not a team level user.
I am really hoping this would get enough traction for Dropbox to undo the change because otherwise I feel that I am in for a very frustrating ongoing experience.
I had hoped to see this get more traction but I also understand how it has not as I did not find it when first looking this up.
That said I am surprised the Dropbox staff have not made a note of it as there are many threads in the forums about this change with all users finding it very frustrating with many looking at Dropbox alternatives.
If you find having to go to the website all the time to create, delete, rename, or share links, I would suggest creating single folder in the Root folder and work inside of it as you can once again use Dropbox in folder as normal.I will give this work around a try.
Thank you!
