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iceage2609
3 years agoNew member | Level 2
Drobox Error during startup
Hi there,Dropbox was working just fine until 2-3 days ago on my M1 Mac. I am getting this "couldn't start Dropbox error at startup. This is usually because of a permissions error."
The path /var/f...
Walter
3 years agoDropbox Staff
Hey iceage2609, sorry to hear you're having issues with this.
Could you please try an advanced reinstall and let me know if you still get the same error?
If you're on the Basic plan, make sure to have no more than 2 devices connected to your account before you attempt this as there's a limit you might hit.
Keep me posted!
Could you please try an advanced reinstall and let me know if you still get the same error?
If you're on the Basic plan, make sure to have no more than 2 devices connected to your account before you attempt this as there's a limit you might hit.
Keep me posted!
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