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Ted G.'s avatar
Ted G.
Collaborator | Level 8
6 years ago

Can't Drag Files to Dropbox Folder in Catalina

Hello, In catalina I am no longer able to drag files in finder into the dropbox folder.  The selected object just sort of springs back into place and will not enter the Dropbox folder.  
Mac
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bionic_beats's avatar
bionic_beats
New member | Level 2

Hi exact same issue here. 

Jane's avatar
Jane
Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff
5 years ago
Hey bionic_beats, thanks for the nudge! 
 
Would it be okay if I reached out to you on the email address connected to your Community profile? If you confirm, I’ll create a ticket on our system & continue this discussion from where we left off here. 
 
Keep me posted on how you'd wish to proceed in your next message.
 
Thanks again! 
  • Purejava's avatar
    Purejava
    Explorer | Level 3
    5 years ago

    Hi everyone,

    for me, the following solved the issue:

    - open mac system preferences > users > login items > uncheck "Dropbox" to not load it on startup

    - logout from your mac

    - login again to your mac

    - open activity monitor on your mac > end the Dropbox process

    - uninstall Dropbox App using eg AppCleaner

    - open the Terminal

    - navigate to the folder that contains the Dropbox folder

    - delete the Dropbox folder with "rm -rf Dropbox"

    - Download the Dropbox offline installer

    - install Dropbox (you'll be asked to re-connect your Dropbox)

    - open mac system preferences > users > login items > check "Dropbox" to load it on startup

    Kind regards

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