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Couldn't Start Dropbox error
on new Mac, installed dropbox, and received this message when trying to connect on desktop Couldn't start Dropbox This is usually because of a permissions error..... please contact Dropbox su...
- Hey umsachs, welcome to our Community and thanks for using Dropbox!
Could you please try an advanced reinstall and let me know how it goes?
Thanks!
Hi, can anyone help me, Dropbox app wont open on my mac under my user anymore, i keep getting a permissions error, but it opens fine if i login as a guest user, have tried deleting all dropbox files etc, have reinstalled etc, firewall is off etc, have tried all the tricks suggested here, can anyone help?
bn.BUILD_KEY: Dropbox
bn.VERSION: 141.4.3299
bn.constants.WINDOWS_SHELL_EXT_VERSION: 52
bn.is_frozen: True
machine_id: c6d0416e-a5ea-5a69-8a92-3f93e2b97948
pid: 824
ppid: 1
uid: 501
user_info: pwd.struct_passwd(pw_name='stephscarmozzino', pw_passwd='********', pw_uid=501, pw_gid=20, pw_gecos='steph Scarmozzino', pw_dir='/Users/stephscarmozzino', pw_shell='/bin/zsh')
effective_user_info: pwd.struct_passwd(pw_name='stephscarmozzino', pw_passwd='********', pw_uid=501, pw_gid=20, pw_gecos='steph Scarmozzino', pw_dir='/Users/stephscarmozzino', pw_shell='/bin/zsh')
euid: 501
gid: 20
egid: 20
group_info: grp.struct_group(gr_name='staff', gr_passwd='*', gr_gid=20, gr_mem=['root', '_nsurlstoraged'])
effective_group_info: grp.struct_group(gr_name='staff', gr_passwd='*', gr_gid=20, gr_mem=['root', '_nsurlstoraged'])
DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH: None
cwd: '/'
real_path='/'
mode=0o40755 uid=0 gid=0
parent mode=0o40755 uid=0 gid=0
HOME: '/Users/stephscarmozzino'
appdata: '/Users/stephscarmozzino/.dropbox/instance1'
real_path='/Users/stephscarmozzino/.dropbox/instance1'
mode=0o40700 uid=501 gid=20
parent mode=0o40755 uid=501 gid=20
dropbox_path: None
not found
parent not found
sys_executable: '/Applications/Dropbox.app/Contents/MacOS/Dropbox'
real_path='/Applications/Dropbox.app/Contents/MacOS/Dropbox'
mode=0o100755 uid=501 gid=20
parent mode=0o40755 uid=501 gid=20
trace.__file__: '/Applications/Dropbox.app/Contents/Resources/python-packages.zip/dropbox/client/ui/common/boot_error.pyc'
real_path='/Applications/Dropbox.app/Contents/Resources/python-packages.zip/dropbox/client/ui/common/boot_error.pyc'
not found
parent not found
tempdir: '/var/folders/zj/k2h_vfcn471bc8cw8rtdht7m0000gn/T'
real_path='/private/var/folders/zj/k2h_vfcn471bc8cw8rtdht7m0000gn/T'
mode=0o40700 uid=501 gid=20
parent mode=0o40755 uid=501 gid=20
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "dropbox/client/authentication/register_host_helper.pyc", line 483, in _try_register_host
File "dropbox/client/authentication/register_host_helper.pyc", line 949, in handle_changed_host_secret
File "dropbox/sync_root/helpers.pyc", line 367, in destroy_root_from_config
AssertionError
Megan
Dropbox Staff
Dropbox StaffHi there, stephreiger138, how are you today?
I've merged you into this current thread since you faced the same error as the OP. Can you try the steps my colleague, Walter, provided above?
Let me know how it turns out!
I've merged you into this current thread since you faced the same error as the OP. Can you try the steps my colleague, Walter, provided above?
Let me know how it turns out!
