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philipkd's avatar
philipkd
Collaborator | Level 8
2 years ago

Cannot sync .app files on Mac

I create Applications with Automator, and it produces files with a .app extension. They aren't syncing with Dropbox. I just see a slash through a cloud icon next to the file.

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  • philipkd's avatar
    philipkd
    2 years ago

    Hmm, I just tried those and it didn't clear the crossed cloud. However, I went ahead and cloned the app in Automator, and now the file syncs. Thanks!

  • Hannah's avatar
    Hannah
    Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff
    2 years ago

    Hey philipkd, thanks for reaching out to our Community.

     

    Can you send us a screenshot, showing how the file looks like in your Dropbox folder?

     

    Also, are you on the new version of Dropbox for macOS, with the Dropbox folder in ~/Library/CloudStorage?

     

    Keep me posted.

    • philipkd's avatar
      philipkd
      Collaborator | Level 8
      2 years ago

      Hi Hannah. Yes, I'm using the latest Dropbox with everything stored in ~/Library/CloudStorage.

       

       

      • Sam DBX's avatar
        Sam DBX
        Icon for Community Manager rankCommunity Manager
        2 years ago

        Hi philipkd,

         

        Just wanted to let you know that our team is actively working on this.

         

        Happy to share updates here once we have them.

         

        Thank you,

        Sam

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