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Bob P.19
New member | Level 1
10 years ago

How can I remove the word "(Personal)" in the name of my Dropbox folder?

I recently added a Dropbox Business account to my Mac and so Dropbox prompted me to add "(Personal)" in the name to signify which account it was.  However, after disconnected the Dropbox Busin...
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Brent L.'s avatar
Brent L.
New member | Level 1
9 years ago

The answer we've all been waiting for!!! The uninstall and re-install proposed solution does not work. The problem is there is a hidden file named "Dropbox" in the location where you are trying to rename and save the "Dropbox (Personal)" file. What you need to do is show the hidden files and delete the sneaky culprit called "Dropbox" (For mac users look here: http://www.instructables.com/id/Show-hidden-files-in-Mac-OS-X/step2/Run-the-defaults-command/). Rename your "Dropbox (Personal)" file to "Dropbox". Dropbox will need to relink, but when it does so this time, it will be named correctly.

//huge sigh of relief for this guy

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