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BG Mahesh's avatar
BG Mahesh
Explorer | Level 3

I figured this a bit late, I may sound dumb, so be it - backup and sync are different

All I care about is syncing files.

 

- On my new Mac, I uninstalled Dropbox

- Installed dropbox, logged in

- All files got downloaded to my new Mac

- The only thing I don't like is that the Dropbox location is hardcoded now to /users/myname/Library/CloudStorage/Dropbox - and I cannot find this Dropbox folder easily in Mac Finder, it seems to be hidden. The only way I can reach this folder is by searching for a folder inside Dropbox. 

 

fssbob's avatar
fssbob
Collaborator | Level 10
2 years ago

BG Mahesh There are a number of ways to get to it more easily. One is to click on the Dropbox icon in your menu bar, and then click on the folder icon in the dropdown that appears. You can also enable "Cloud Storage" in Finder Settings / Sidebar.

  • BG Mahesh's avatar
    BG Mahesh
    Explorer | Level 3
    2 years ago

     

    fssbob - Dropbox App on this version of MacOS clearly says the path is hardcoded, we cannot change the path 😞

     

  • fssbob's avatar
    fssbob
    Collaborator | Level 10
    2 years ago

    BG Mahesh Yes, that's correct. I'm not sure what I said that sounded different. I gave you two ways to quickly reach the folder in Finder, but its location is fixed.

  • Walter's avatar
    Walter
    Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff
    2 years ago

    Hey BG Mahesh, are you still having issues with this?

     

    If so, could you try these steps to reset your computer's OS folder and let us know if they helped?

     

    1. Click the Dropbox icon in your menu bar.
    2. Click your profile picture or initials.
    3. Click Preferences.
    4. Click the Accounts tab.
    5. Press the Option key (on Mac) and at the same time click the Reset OS folders locations button.
    6. Click Continue to proceed.

    Thanks!

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