Anyone else have issues where Spotlight on Mojave cannot find files in the dropbox folder?

[Chuck0]

For quite some time, Spotlight on my Mac (Mojave) cannot find files in Dropbox. I have wiped and resynced Dropbox, as well as wiped and reindexed Spotlight.

Anyone have a clue what the issue might be?

[Lusil]

Hey there @Chuck0, 

As a first step, could you please ensure that the desktop app is up to date by clicking on the Dropbox icon? Have you rebooted your computer and refreshed your Finder?

Spoiler

You can do this by following the steps below:

• Click on the Dropbox icon from your Desktop and quit the app.
• Open your Activity Monitor from your Mac Utilities folder.
• Force quit out of the instances of the desktop app that are running by searching for "Dropbox" in the search bar, then clicking on the "x" force quit icon on the top left.
• Re-start Dropbox from the applications folder by double clicking on the Dropbox app.
• Click on the Apple icon in the top left of your screen
• Select "force quit".
• Relaunch the finder.

Let me know how it goes!

[Chuck0]

Thanks for feedback, but:

Updated app: Yes

Rebooted and refreshed Finder: Yes and yes

Relaunched Finder: Yes

I probably should have mentioned that in my post.

[Lusil]

No worries @Chuck0, thanks for confirming that for me. 

I’ve sent you a ticket to the email address associated with your Community profile so as to further investigate this. Please check your inbox for my latest message. 

Looking forward to hearing back from you!

[Walter]

Hey there @Chuck0 - how are you today?

I was just wondering, were you able to resolve your concern in the end and if so, how?

Thanks for any update!

[Chuck0 · Accepted solution]

I have been travelling, but when I returned it was working. I noticed that the software updated itself while I was away. Guessing that took care of it.

Thanks for the help!

[Walter]

Thanks for letting us know Chuck - most appreciated!

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