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CKipshoven
Explorer | Level 3
9 months ago

No synching from Finder (Mac) To Dropbox online or app

Hi guys   I hope you can help me out. I have two Dropbox Accounts, one from work and one private. I have both accounts synched to my mac, so I can access both accounts from my Mac through the Find...
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  • Jay's avatar
    Jay
    9 months ago

    Do you have 3 or more devices connected on your personal account? This could be the reason why you can't add another device to the account.

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Jay
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Hi CKipshoven, thanks for messaging the Community.

 

Is the personal account signed into those other devices, in addition to the work one?

 

What happens if you edit a file from the other device instead of the computer?

 

This will help me to assist further!

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CKipshoven
Explorer | Level 3
9 months ago

Hi Jay 🙂

- Is the personal account signed into those other devices, in addition to the work one?

I am not sure: I can switch between private and work account on my phone ( dropbox app), on the web and in the Finder.

But: If I click on the little dropbox Icon on my mac (in the menu bar) it says, that my private account is not signed in (c.kipshoven account "abgemeldet" - see screenshot). When I want to sign it in there, it doesnt work. 

 

- What happens if you edit a file from the other device instead of the computer?

I tried uploading a picture from my mobile to both my dropbox accounts. Uploading to my work account was easy - it shows on all devices.

Uploading to my private account didnt go well: The pic only shows on my mobile, where I did the actual upload. It doesnt show on the web or on my mac (finder).

 

I get the feeling, something is wrong with my private account...

 

Thanks for helping!

 

  • Jay's avatar
    Jay
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    9 months ago

    I've edited the image to remove the names and email addresses. 

     

    Do you have any proxy, VPN, firewall, security software, or even ISP/router settings that could be restricting traffic to the following Dropbox domains?

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      CKipshoven
      Explorer | Level 3
      9 months ago

      Nope - I am not sure, but it might be, that the syncing stopped when I got my new computer. I installed everything and in regards to when my last items where sync on the private account, it must have been around that time. Could that be a problem?

      • Jay's avatar
        Jay
        Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff
        9 months ago

        Do you have 3 or more devices connected on your personal account? This could be the reason why you can't add another device to the account.

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