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Dropbox won't start on my MacBook Air (13" 2018), with Big Sur 11.3.1.
Have uninstalled dropbox and reinstalled. Same error
Uninstalled again, advanced re-install. Same error
AFAIK, vanilla install, with dropbox folder in default location.
Used to work, but stopped when rebooted laptop after 11.3.1 upgrade
Help!
Error messages:
"Couldn't start dropbox"
"This is usually because of a permissions error. Storing your home folder on a network share can also cause this error."
Contents of error file:
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Ran these changes, but no different.
Tried once more, after double-checking firewall off.
uninstall DB
reboot
delete DB folders from local storage, and empty bin
reboot
search and delete every 'dropbox' named file in ~/library
reboot
advanced reinstall
reboot
logoff DB on webclient
reboot
start DB
login
accept all vanilla (recommended) options
and it started and seems to be sync-ing correctly.
Not sure what changed this time around, but DB seems to be working again.
Thanks for your help.
Hey there @prc87, thanks for using Dropbox and welcome to our Community!
From what I understand it looks like your Home directory is “locked”. Can you please do the following steps to fix this?
If you have certain folders intentionally locked, then after doing the above you can go ahead and re-lock any folders within your Home directory that aren't the Dropbox folder.
Let me know how you get on, Peter!
Walter
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Thanks Walter
I checked as you suggested.
The home directory “locked” status is UNCHECKED. Also, none of the enclosed folders are locked as far as I can tell—and the Dropbox folder has been deleted too, as part of the advanced re-installed.
As a test, I checked the Locked status. Rebooted. Unchecked it. Rebooted. Then tried to open Dropbox. Same error persists, unfortunately
Could you the try disabling any antivirus or firewall you may have and try again @prc87?
Otherwise, you could also try the following:
To make changes, you will need to click on the lock icon, and enter your macOS password.
Now, attempt to restart the Dropbox desktop app.
Let me know if this helped, Peter!
Walter
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Thanks. Will check in the morning.
Ran these changes, but no different.
Tried once more, after double-checking firewall off.
uninstall DB
reboot
delete DB folders from local storage, and empty bin
reboot
search and delete every 'dropbox' named file in ~/library
reboot
advanced reinstall
reboot
logoff DB on webclient
reboot
start DB
login
accept all vanilla (recommended) options
and it started and seems to be sync-ing correctly.
Not sure what changed this time around, but DB seems to be working again.
Thanks for your help.
Walter
Community Moderator @ Dropbox
dropbox.com/support
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I am having the same problem. The error message is
I tried everything in this thread short of deleting my Drobbox folder.
I just tried this "fix" and it failed. Error message was
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