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AndrewD2
Helpful | Level 5
3 years ago

Finder search will only show files on "this mac" and not in the individual Dropbox folder

Hello, when I search for a common term on finder I often only want to see it within a specific Dropbox folder so I don't have to wade through every file containing that term on my entire mac. I've ju...
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    AndrewD2
    3 years ago

    Wow.... hold the phone. I just upgraded to the latest version of Monterey and it all works again. Was not a big jump in terms of OS, but that seems to fix it. Thanks so much for your help. r/Andrew

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taustinbrown
New member | Level 2
2 years ago

I'm having the same problem! It's so frustrating. I can't share screenshots because of attorney work product rules, but I'm in the same boat. If you find a solution, please let me know. 

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