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Daniella1's avatar
Daniella1
New member | Level 2
4 years ago

DropBox App not opening. Only Finder opens.

I work on a Mac. Whenever I click the Dropbox desktop app, finder opens instead of the app. Because of this I also cannot get to the preferences of the app either. Even if I right click the app on th...
Desktop
Mac
Setting up the apps
  • aewen's avatar
    aewen
    4 years ago

    I had to restart my computer to get the Dropbox app to open (in order to get to preferences), but I was able to change it to opening on the Desktop app, so I am hoping that worked! 

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Hannah
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Hey Daniella1 and aewen, thanks for reaching out to us!

Can you try going to the Dropbox application's preferences and from the 'general' tab, change the 'open folders in' setting to 'Dropbox desktop app' and let me know if it works?

Thanks!

mf2022's avatar
mf2022
New member | Level 2
3 years ago

Hello. My Dropbox icon in the tools bar (on Mac) does not have that "open in" option under Preferences- General. Please advise.

  • mf2022's avatar
    mf2022
    New member | Level 2
    3 years ago

    Never mind. I see the conversations stating that the app no longer works and must be accessed through the finder. Bummer! Hoping they reinstate the app soon. Thank you for your help. 

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