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dashingdan's avatar
dashingdan
Explorer | Level 4
2 years ago

Mac downloads folder has moved, Airdrop no longer functions

Good morning guys - how can I restore my Downloads folder (most current MAC OS) to where Apple expects and needs for it to be so Airdrop will function ?  I need Airdrop more than dropbox in this day ...
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Hannah's avatar
Hannah
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Hey dashingdan, thanks for reaching out to our Community and sorry to hear about your issue.

 

Indeed, our engineers are currently investigating this issue.

 

In the meantime, you have a couple of options to choose from:

 

1) You can disable backup for the downloads folder, by following the steps here:

  • Click the Dropbox icon in your menu bar (Mac).
  • Click the Sync and Backups tab.
  • Click Mac.
  • Click Change folders.
  • Uncheck the box next to the Downloads folder.
  • Click Save.

2)  If you’d like to continue backing up the downloads folder, you’ll need to delete and re-enable Dropbox Backup.

 

I hope this helps, but let me know if you have any questions.

Baronski's avatar
Baronski
Helpful | Level 5
2 years ago

This post is from June, but it still isn't fixxed??

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