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alex eben meyer
Explorer | Level 4
3 months ago

I can't rename a file I duplicated on Mac OS

i have seen this come up before, but haven't seen a fix. when i duplicate a file, on mac (sonoma 14.6.1) i am unable to rename the file. this is a standard part of my work flow and highly frustrati...
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  • Nancy's avatar
    Nancy
    3 months ago

    Glad to hear the behavior doesn’t persist, at least for now. If this resurfaces though in the future, feel free to let us know here and we can continue looking into this.

alex eben meyer's avatar
alex eben meyer
Explorer | Level 4

hi Jay 

i am in my dropbox folder on the mac desktop. i use cmmd-d to duplicate. at that point, the renaming ability is gone.

 

i am, however, able to rename the file on the dropbox site.

Jay's avatar
Jay
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3 months ago

So, you're not able to rename the new file, or any file at all?

  • alex eben meyer's avatar
    alex eben meyer
    Explorer | Level 4
    3 months ago

    just the duplicated files can't be renamed.

    • alex eben meyer's avatar
      alex eben meyer
      Explorer | Level 4
      3 months ago

      Jay additional note, this only seems to happen with application files. if i create a folder and duplicate it, there is no problem renmaing that file. so, it is not an issue with all files.

      • Jay's avatar
        Jay
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        3 months ago

        Could you explain exactly what happens when you attempt to rename it? Do you get an error message, or anything to show that it can't be renamed? Is it for the same type of file?

         

        What if you move the duplicated file out of the Dropbox folder, are you able to rename it then?

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