How to Restore Default Location of Your Personal Folders - ie. Downloads

[00aime]

Hi,

I've been trying to figure out how to relocate my Downloads folder to my MacOS and I just don't understand how. Even in order to see my Downloads folder in my Desktop Dropbox Folder location, I have to right click my Downloads folder and select "show in enclosing folder" and then it shows up in transparency.

I want my Downloads folder out of Dropbox without loosing its contents. I also want to be able to make sure I don't screw up anything concerning what makes everything save there by default when downloaded. 

Thank you ahead of time,

E.

[00aime]

Hi Megan,

I could indeed do that but what bothers me is that it wouldn't change the fact that my "My Mac" folder, containing my "Downloads" folder is inside my Dropbox folder on my computer. I want to restore its default location on my operating system.

[Megan]

Gotcha @00aime!

Can you try following these steps then?

[00aime]

So, if I read through those steps.. see the red annotations throughout.

Thanks.

[Hannah]

Hey @00aime, since the backup feature is now disabled and you still have the Dropbox application installed, try the following steps and let me know how it goes:

1) Click the Dropbox icon in your menu bar. 

2) Click your profile picture or initials. 

3) Click 'Preferences'. 

4) Click the 'Accounts' tab. 

5) Press the Option key and at the same time click the 'Reset OS folders locations' button.

[00aime]

Thanks Hannah,

Haha, I got really excited for a minute, but...I am only able to complete steps 1 through 4.

When I get to step 5 : when I press the Option key, I get three buttons : Fix permissions, Fix hard links, Reset File System Warning Options. 

Maybe I need to "fix" something before the right button will show? 😛

[Hannah]

Hmm, can you hover your mouse over your Dropbox icon and let me know the sync status and the version of the app that you're running, please?

[00aime]

 

[Megan]

One small clarification @00aime:

You mentioned that your "My Mac" folder inside your Dropbox folder, contains your "Downloads" folder. 

Can you please clarify if you can access the Downloads folder it contains, make a copy of its contents, and then place it in the actual, original file-path in your Finder?

If you're getting an error, let me know!