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aroberts
2 months agoNew member | Level 2
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?
- JayDropbox 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!
- MikeyluvNew 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.
- JoostvGNew member | Level 1
I'm facing the same issue
- arobertsNew 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 GodfreyNew 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!
- Beth122New 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??
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