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benraph
8 months agoExplorer | Level 3
files disappearing immediately from Mac, but still visible on site and Windows
Files and folders are disappearing from my dropbox folder on my Mac immediately after I create them (on my Mac). They still exist on the web and are even showing up in my dropbox folder on my PC. Doe...
- 8 months ago
Files and folders with an underscore at the beginning of them are considered to be hidden files on Mac OS.
You'll need to enable the viewing of hidden files to see them in your Dropbox folder there.
benraph
Explorer | Level 3
Thanks, here are three pics, as requested.
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