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aroberts's avatar
aroberts
New member | Level 2
2 months ago

No Spotlight results for folders on Dropbox with Sequoia

Since I upgraded to Sequoia 15.1 on my Mac, folders and documents on Dropbox are no longer shown. What can I do?

  • Jay's avatar
    Jay
    Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff

    Hi aroberts, thanks for bringing this to our attention.

     

    Could you clarify exactly what you're experiencing on your machine when attempting to search? Are you doing the search from within the Dropbox folder in Finder?

     

    Do you have the Dropbox Backup feature enabled?

     

    Any other info or screenshots would be helpful!

    • Mikeyluv's avatar
      Mikeyluv
      New member | Level 1

      Search function on Mac Sequoia 15.1 immediately defaults to "This Mac", finds the folder on Dropbox in the thread, but doesn't actually search the Dropbox heading without leaving the Dropbox search heading.

    • aroberts's avatar
      aroberts
      New member | Level 2

      I don't because I actually have all of my files on Dropbox, with many of them exclusively on Dropbox to save space on my computer.  I solved the issue with Spotlight not searching Dropbox by eliminating Dropbox from the permissions for search and then re-adding it.  This caused the computer to re-index the files on Dropbox and the issue was solved.

  • Victoria Godfrey's avatar
    Victoria Godfrey
    New member | Level 1

    Just upgraded to Sequoia and I have the same issue.  When I sign into Dropbox in a browser all my files are there, but the finder will no longer show them in search.  I got a message popup when my Mac restarted after installation - that said something about Dropbox not being compatible and might not work and that the developers needed to update it.  But I can't remember the exact message and dismissed it as a warning... not as it not being able to search anymore!

    • Beth122's avatar
      Beth122
      New member | Level 1

      I have the same issue. I have Sequoia 15.1.1 and Dropbox 213.4.4597. When I search, Finder does not show files in Dropbox, but when I look online at Dropbox, the files are there. Has anyone solved this issue??

      • Hannah's avatar
        Hannah
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        Hey Beth122, thanks for letting us know.

        If you navigate to those files within the Dropbox folder in your Finder, are you able to see them?