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Unable to open DropBox now on my Mac. I changed my hard drive name, and the app insists on opening up under the old user name. I've tried several proposed solutions, and it appears DropBox has no direct support options. What are my options at this point besides switching to Google Drive? I am not interested in upgrading my OS to use DropBox. Thanks.
Prompt: Dropbox needs to change permissions for the Folder: /Users/XXX/.dropbox
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Hi @dloomstein,
Take a look on https/www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Dropbox-installs-integrations/Couldn-t-start-dropbox/m-p/468604
Hope this helps.
Hi @dloomstein,
Take a look on https/www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Dropbox-installs-integrations/Couldn-t-start-dropbox/m-p/468604
Hope this helps.
@dloomstein wrote:
I changed my hard drive name, and the app insists on opening up under the old user name.
Or, perform a complete reinstallation as described my Dropboxer Stefanie in the following thread:
Perfect! Fast and effective. Thank you.
I found that recommendation earlier and tried it to no avail.
The detach and re-attach worked perfectly. Thank you for taking the time to suggest this. Much appreciated.
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