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Can't open the Dropbox desktop application on Mac OS 13.4
Upgrade my Macbook Pro from 2018 to a new 2023 Macbook Pro M2. Installed the latest version of DB,, and the app crashes after a few minutes. However, I installed an older Intel version and it r,uns w...
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Megan
Dropbox Staff
Dropbox StaffHi MountainDog, let's jump right into this!
Did you initially install the app using this link? Did it crash immediately when you tried to open it?
Also, was it a silent crash, or did it give you an error? If you could recall the version that you installed, which caused the crash feel free to let me know.
Keep me updated, and we'll take it from there!
Excellent.
Yes, I used the link you posted. Some observations, it seemed to take a long time to install. You click the DB icon and wait, and finally, prompt to install. Second, it would crash silently without an error. The icon on top would disappear, and in the Activity Monitor app, it would say not responding in red. I tried several versions from this page, even a beta version.
https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Dropbox-desktop-client-builds/bd-p/101003016
All of them would crash. I might have spoken too soon; the intel version died. Keep in mind this is a brand-new Mac, if that means anything. 🙂
- I have a M1 Max MacBook Pro running 13.4. I am experiencing the same silent crash. I am constantly reinstalling DB to try to get DB to function again. It functions from a few seconds to a few minutes. I see the same “not responding” note on Activity Monitor. This issues seems to have come up very recently like yesterday or today.
I had the same on multiple macs, all silent crashes, no error messages
