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mrforged's avatar
mrforged
Helpful | Level 6
2 years ago

Moving Dropbox folder from ~/Library/CloudStorage

What is the reason for not allowing me to specify where I want to save my Dropbox files in Ventura?  I don't have enough space in my system drive to keep a copy of my Dropbox files.  And yes, I need ...
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  • elizeufreitas's avatar
    elizeufreitas
    2 years ago

    Hello goodnight.

    I'm using the Ventura version, and I also had the same problem, analyzing my Logs, and observing the Forum messages, I performed a battery of tests.

    1. Reinstall via homebrew (same error)
    2. Manual reinstall (same error)

    Then I went to other levels of execution, when running as Root, it worked at first.
    Puff, it dawned on me, permission was the problem.
    I reset the permissions. (same error) lol 😞


    I decided to run the binaries via terminal.
    "cd /Applications/Dropbox.app/Contents/MacOS"
    Then "./Dropbox"

    However, I still got error.


    Realizing that it had worked as root, and there were indications of permissions.
    I decided to delete the root folders.
    "/Users/elizeu/.dropbox"
    "/Users/elizeu/Dropbox"

    IT WORKED.!!!!



    Running as RootRunning as a regular user, after excluding local folders.synchronizingHe follows:

DenisInternet's avatar
DenisInternet
New member | Level 2
2 years ago

Hello,

 

I use TrueNAS to work with my data locally (fiber network for color grading). Occasionally I use dropbox to share project files/media/assets with clients. With the. latest version of MacOS it seems now I can't change the storage path, and also dropbox doesn't support the ZFS file system. 

Anyone have a workaround for this? If I can't use these two features, I might as well just use something else like WeTransfer or Nextcloud. Any pointers/work arounds/alternatives are really appreciated. Payed 200 bucks earlier this year, and it was running fine on an old Mac system.

  • Calvin2DBX's avatar
    Calvin2DBX
    Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff
    2 years ago

    Hi DenisInternet,

     

    Thanks for reaching out to the Community!

     

    I moved your post to this thread as you have a similar question about changing the storage path.

     

    Keep me posted on what you find!

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