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rala
Helpful | Level 5
2 years ago

"dropbox needs to change permissions for the folder" after changing home folder name on macos

Hi

I changed the name of my home folder on macos monterey. I get the following message when opening dropbox: dropbox needs to change permissions for the folder users/OldHomefolder/.dropbox. The Oldhomefolder does not exist anymore. Does anyone know a solution? Thanks

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  • rala's avatar
    rala
    2 years ago
    I found the solution in a previous thread. Just needed to delete the ~/.dropbox folder
  • rala's avatar
    rala
    Helpful | Level 5
    2 years ago
    I found the solution in a previous thread. Just needed to delete the ~/.dropbox folder
    • Walter's avatar
      Walter
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      2 years ago

      Hey rala - happy Monday!

       

      I'm glad to hear you managed to sort this out in the end and thanks for keeping us in the loop.

       

      Let us know if anything else comes up and have a lovely week ahead! 

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