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Spotlight Search Doesn't Link to Files in Dropbox in macOS 13 Ventura
After upgrading to macOS Ventura, I was prompted to upgrade to "Dropbox for macOS 12". I proceeded with that, it moved my Dropbox folder to ~/Library/CloudStorage and confirmed all was successful. No...
- That’s the same problem I had. I solved it by doing a complete clean install of dropbox. You may not need to do all of this, but to be safe, in Dropbox settings Selective Sync uncheck all of your folders and wait for them to be removed from your Mac. Once that’s done, unlink your Mac from Dropbox preferences. You should see the Dropbox getting started screen. Quit Dropbox and move the app to the Trash. Remove all dropbox files from ~/Library being careful to look at the path name. Only remove things that are within a Dropbox parent folder. Look in library application support, and library preferences. Empty the Trash. Restart your Mac. Reinstall Dropbox from dropbox.com. Once reinstalled, to make things faster sync only one small folder and wait for the prompt that new Dropbox for macOS 12 is available. You should see the message within a few minutes of reinstalling Dropbox. Allow it to upgrade and migrate your files to the new location. Once that’s done you can then sync all your folders. Let your Mac index itself and the problem should be solved.
Hi minpi I have just updated to Os 13.3 and everything seems to work fine like it used to. Pressing Cmd+enter opens the finder locations of the file highlighted in spotlight.
Hope this helps.
Rijak ThePlanner, can you confirm Spotlight indeed works if you fully upgrade and enable the Dropbox files to be stored in the ~/CloudStorage/ folder?
I did an upgrade and it works! Everything works just fine on Ventura 13.3. But...my data was NOT MOVED as an assistant was telling me..And Dropbox location wasn't changed. 😊 Does it mean Dropbox team have decided to leave an old version finally like it was? Any way - it works and there is no upgrade request any more!
After updating to Ventura OS 13.3 it is working again. In the end it was a permission issue after all.
The first time you try to access a file, dropbox will now ask you if you allow the app to access dropbox files.
I do not really understand how it was "solved" again!!!!! - I did this last Dropbox update already second time on 13.3, it goes well, but after all I do have an old version again. Files are not moved. And after a while I will be asked to update again! What a...f..?
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