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taskleton
Explorer | Level 3
9 months ago

Cannot see all of my files

New office iMac, running Sonoma 14.2. Shared Dropbox account with hubby. In Finder I can can only see "me only" files, not our shared "root directory".  Can see all files in Dropbox.com. Btw: a...
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  • Jay's avatar
    Jay
    9 months ago

    Thanks for the images. Do you have selective sync enabled and preventing entirely folders from being visible on your computer?

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Jay
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9 months ago

Hi taskleton, thanks for bringing this to our attention.

 

Could you attach a screenshot showing the Dropbox folder as it appears in Finder and on the website to understand what you're experiencing?

 

This will help me to assist further!

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      taskleton
      Explorer | Level 3
      9 months ago

      And now this came up when I tried to save a file in one of my Lynn Taska (me) file folders:

      [Removed as per Community Guidelines]

      I was able to grant myself access but why was I asked this? This is all odd

       

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        Jay
        Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff
        9 months ago

        Thanks for the images. Do you have selective sync enabled and preventing entirely folders from being visible on your computer?

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