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Finder context menu missing for Dropbox files on macOS
Hi everyone — after migrating from an iMac to a Mac mini 2024 (M4, 32GB), Dropbox sync works but Finder integration is gone. I first saw this on macOS Sequoia 15.5 and I’ve since updated to macOS Tahoe 26.1 with no change. Online-only files in my Dropbox folder show as 0 KB and download/open fine on double-click, but there are no Dropbox right-click options in Finder (no “Make available offline”, no “Online-only”, no Dropbox submenu). Tried: enabling Dropbox File Provider in Login Items & Extensions, granting Full Disk Access, relaunching Finder/rebooting, and full uninstall + reinstall from Dropbox .dmg. Still missing. I even contacted Dropbox Support and they haven't given me any solutions yet. Has anyone found a fix or workaround to restore the Finder context menu actions? Thanks!
The desktop app isn't booting up automatically on Mac OS, and there's two Dropbox folders
i have three mac computers running same software and configurations - all on latest tahoe - all have dropbox on them and until recently all logged dropbox in automatically on restart (nothing accessibility and privacy have correct settings and disk access) - i also have dropbox files on the computers and not just iCloud - multiple times have uninstalled and reinstalled dropbox to try and fix - recently i found the advanced reinstall pages on dropbox with some terminal instructions - when i went to reinstall there was for first time toggle to opt out of File Provider which i did not click - now i have two dropbox file folders - one under user name (with the complete files on computer hard drive as should be) and now one under user name/library/cloudstorage/ - trouble is when i now click on dropbox in finder that has the files but all showing in cloud only - the other one is there but in a different place in finder - worried now about files on hard drive no longer syncing correctly - and the worst is the dropbox app with still not load at startup - could really use some help and advice
Can we disable the Dropbox menu bar icon on macOS?
Is there any way at all to just get rid of the menubar icon? I keep getting red notification dots about things I don't care about at all, despite all notifications being disabled. Today it just needed to advertise a feature to me. With a red badge that looks like an error. No. Do not do this. Older threads I've found indicate that i can "simply" quit the app (which will "simply" make it stop working altogether). While I spend time trying to get support on the red dot issue, is there ANY way to just get rid of the icon altogether? I have zero use for it, it is 100% annoyance. And of course now I remember this is why I stopped using Dropbox, but surely this is not still the case?? Any help/workarounds/etc appreciated. Thanks.
macOS Sequoia 15.5 - Getting a message that "The application couldn't be found", after an update.
I've been a Dropbox user for many years. Within the last few months, whenever Dropbox automatically updates on my Mac currently running macOS 15.5 I've noted that in Finder I will see a message above files in my Dropbox folder of "The application "Dropbox" could not be found." and nothing will sync, even though Dropbox is running. Rebooting my Mac seems to resolve the issue as everything works properly after a reboot and the message is gone in Finder. This seems like a recent bug as Dropbox didn't do this for many years on my Macs. I'm not sure how to prevent the issue from happening the next time an update rolls out, or what to do to "fix" this as an end user other than a reboot. It's not the end of the world, but it's a regression and is a bit annoying.
The sync icons don't show up in Finder (macOS Sequoia 15.7.1).
Dropbox Desktop Mac Studio Ultra M1 Sequoia 15.7.1 237.4.5655 Several of us in my company are having this problem. In finder, the sync icon (showing whether something is online or offline) no longer shows up. Huge problem for those of us sharing a zillion gigabyte dropbox and constantly syncing and unsyncing. There have been lots of reports on dropbox support page and no apparent solutions. 'Advanced Reinstall' has been suggested, but those who have tried that it did not fix it, and that would be a full day operation to re-sync my 2gb of locally synced files for something unlikely to fix it. Unlike with some others with this issue, my icons neither show up in finder OR within the dialog box of an app (like when opening a file from within an app
I can't log into the correct account in the Dropbox desktop app on Mac OS
Application Affected Dropbox Device Macbook Pro Operating System/Browser (if using the web) Sequoia 15.5 (24F74) Dropbox App Version (if using the app) 237.4.5655 Question or Issue I have deleted and reinstalled the app so many times, and each time I reinstall it, it is logged into an old account I cannot log out of. The app is not in my taskbar for me to go to the preferences and log out. When I download the app, I want the login option to come up, but it doesn't. It won't let me open the app from Applications either, only in Finder.My Mac desktop app is waiting to be linked to a Dropbox account upon startup.
Application Affected Dropbox startup Device Mac Operating System/Browser (if using the web) macOS 26.1 Dropbox App Version (if using the app) 238.3.5885 Question or Issue When I start my Mac Dropbox it needs 20 tries to connect to my account. waiting to be link to a dropbox account...ERROR... waiting to be link to a dropbox account...etc. So it does connect and works fine but take couple mins and 20 tries and errors to finally connect.How do I re-link the File Provider Dropbox folder?
Hi, I upgraded to the new file provider dropbox a few months ago. In the last few weeks, dropbox didn't seem to be syncing, even after I clicked move to online only and my hard-drive suddenly filled up leading to mac warning signs. So I logged out then back in. When I logged back in, I found that dropbox had "unlinked" my file provider folder. It had forgotten that I had done the file provider update and made a new blank old-style dropbox folder, which it is trying to start resyncing everything. The trouble is, I don't have enough hard-drive space to enable it to fully resync, and I'm worried that there might be data in the file-provider folder that never actually synced to dropbox online, so I can't delete anything. And it won't let me re-update to file provider until everything is synced. Which it can't because of the lack of harddrive space. Finally, the nature of my work means that I have more than 500,000 files and so I had all my settings setup to avoid that trap, but dropbox also seems to have forgotten that. And I can't edit them until it's synced. Given that 10 minutes ago, everything seemed to be working fine (or maybe not given the potential lack of syncing), I'm pretty frustrated. How can I simply re-link my file provider folder so that I don't lose anything or have to resync 500Gb? Or any other suggestions to get me out of this catch 22? Any advice would be very welcome. Many thanks, Helen
How to view the full date in a directory listing on the site?
Device Web Operating System/Browser (if using the web) Firefox/Chrome MacOS Question or Issue How do I view full dates, not relative dates, when listing files and folders? So basically: <filename> <type> <2025-11-30 21:55> Not "one hour ago" nor "six months ago" Relative dates mean nothing to my use cases.
