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Please help me get the Dropbox app on my new MacBook Pro. I have tried downloading the installer a dozen times with the same error message each time. The Dropbox app data user path is wrong (from my old iMac), and I don't know how to change it to my new computer user name in the app.
What about, to open a terminal window, after that copy the command line, I posted above as is, next paste it into the terminal window and finally press Enter key? 🧐🙂 Is it working now?
Hi @VictoriaAlger,
Execute following command in a terminal:
rm -rf ~/.dropbox
Is the application now running normally after sign in? 😉
Hope this helps.
What about, to open a terminal window, after that copy the command line, I posted above as is, next paste it into the terminal window and finally press Enter key? 🧐🙂 Is it working now?
Thank you for your solution to my issue. I was able to successfully download the Dropbox app to my MacBook Pro and log in.
It worked!!!
Victoria
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