The alias “xyz” can’t be opened because the original item can’t be found.

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Hello all,In creating an alias for a folder, I learned from a coworker that it was not opening as it should. It opens for me, but not for her.&nbsp;I am doing this on the desktop side. I dont' know if there is a fix for this, and whether or not its because of the recent Dropbox upgrade. My computer is on the new system, no one else is.&nbsp; I feel like this is related to that. Is this the case? Will it go away if everyone upgrades?Thanks,&nbsp;T

Jay · Accepted Answer

Hi Twalt414, thanks for bringing this to our attention.
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Since every machine has their own username and location for the Dropbox folder, any aliases wouldn't work between machines.
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If you have any further queries, feel free to message back.

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