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Colin_CM
Explorer | Level 4
4 months ago

Delay in Dropbox options appearing in the Finder context menu display on Mac OS

I'm on Mac OS 14.6.1 and when I try to bring up the contextual menu Dropbox options in the finder, sometimes there is a several second delay for the menu items to appear. The other contextual menu it...
Desktop
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  • Jay's avatar
    Jay
    4 months ago

    Could you try reinstalling the Dropbox desktop application, without uninstalling it first, by using this link?

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Jay
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4 months ago

Hi @Colin_CM, thanks for bringing this to our attention.

 

What version of the Dropbox desktop application are you currently running on your device?

 

This will help me to assist further!

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    Colin_CM
    Explorer | Level 4
    4 months ago

    v205.4.5765

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

      Could you try reinstalling the Dropbox desktop application, without uninstalling it first, by using this link?

      • Colin_CM's avatar
        Colin_CM
        Explorer | Level 4
        4 months ago

        This seems to have helped. Thanks!

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