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In Dropbox settings > Security a wrong device name is shown.
It is not the Macbook’s name set in System Preferences > Sharing.
Interestingly Dropbox used a name from a friends iPhone nearby (in the same Wi-Fi).
I already tried to remove the device in the Dropbox Security Settings and add it again.
Still the same naming.
What could be the problem?
Thank you.
Hello Hannah.
Thank you for the help.
The advanced reinstall helped me understand that the problem was not on Dropbox’s end.
Changing the HostName of my Macbook did the trick.
Hannah
Community Moderator @ Dropbox
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Hello Hannah.
Thank you for the help.
The advanced reinstall helped me understand that the problem was not on Dropbox’s end.
Changing the HostName of my Macbook did the trick.
Hannah
Community Moderator @ Dropbox
dropbox.com/support
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