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Hey folks,
When viewing dropbox files from the Safari browser (Safari v 13.0) I can no longer see the "Show in Finder" or 'Open in Word" / "Open in Adobe Acrobat" options for files.
I also have Chrome installed on my Mac (v77.0.3865.90) and I can confirm that these DO work on Chrome. See pics below.
These items used to show in Safari, however it seems that after updating to Safari v13.0 this has stopped working.
Any ideas for resolution would be gratefully received as Safari is my default browser.
Cheers,
Scott
Hello @KristinJoys ,
Thanks for reaching out. I am also a Dropbox Professional user and like you, I am reminded of this problem multiple times every day as I have to alter my workflow because of this issue. I started this thread a long time ago and never imagined for a moment that we would still be asking for a solution to this significant issue years later.
Unfortunately despite having several interactions with the Dropbox team, the issue persists. When @Jay reached out recently seeking permission for Dropbox to make contact with us to work through the issue, I got hopeful of progress, however after just one email exchange I was advised that I should use Dropbox with Chrome rather than Safari and the "case" was closed before I could reply to indicate that using Dropbox with Safari was the issue we were trying to solve in the first place! 🤷:male_sign:
So it seems we are no further ahead....
All the best,
Scott
Thank ever-so-much, Scott.
My challenge is that I can't get it to work with Safari OR Chrome, so my hands are really tied. Can I ask how you got it to work with Chrome? ☺️
Thanks @WildfireQueen
Unfortunately I no longer have a "show in finder" option on Safari or Chrome (if I click on a shared file link).
I use Dropbox constantly throughout the day and prefer using it in my Mac Finder (rather than my web-browser).
I have the app preferences set so that folders are suppose to open in finder (screenshot here: https://www.dropbox.com/s/f0r2cxxly0tzn72/Screen%20Shot%202021-12-19%20at%206.12.00%20PM.png). It sounds like some others here at least have a "show in finder" option on Chrome. I'd love for that to work for me (though Safari would be best) ☺️
This is so helpful @WildfireQueen, unfortunately it doesnt work for me in Chrome (or Safari).
I used the screenshot link I sent you to create this new screenshot showing the options I get in Chrome when use the back arrow to navigate to the folder and then click on the 3 dots: https://www.dropbox.com/s/7gwb1h5uii88x8v/Screen%20Shot%202021-12-19%20at%206.42.15%20PM.png
Do you know what I might be doing wrong? 😬
That is strange, I do have the option to 'show in finder' in that view, with the same settings. For me it doesn't matter if it's a personal dropbox or business one. And which of the two options of three dots you click on doesn't matter either (in the file row like you do, or in the menu on top with a file selected as I've shown below).
It should be below 'version history'... :
I can also confirm that in Chrome on my M1 Mac, the "Open" and "in Finder" options are *only* available from the List View of the entire folder. The fact that in the unique Dropbox link for the actual file you have to click "Open" and then "Go to Folder" and *then* click the three button dropdown (in either location in the List), and *then* click "Open", and *THEN* select "Finder" is utterly absurd. Any one of us can use Spotlight Search or Alfred to find these files far faster.
I haven't yet installed the new beta version of the Dropbox native M1 app to see if this brings back any of these options, but my guess is that it won't. It seems when Dropbox finally giveth, it also taketh away.
Thanks for confirming I'm not alone in this @dgreeney ... but sorry it's not working for you either 😔
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