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tzellers's avatar
tzellers
Explorer | Level 3
2 years ago

Permissions for ~/Library/CloudStorage/Dropbox

I am asked daily to authenticate using my password to allow Dropbox access to  ~/Library/CloudStorage/Dropbox. Running MacOS 13.1

Get Info for  ~/Library/CloudStorage/Dropbox shows "everyone" has custom access, and I have Read&Write.

 

[Mac-Studio:~] toby% ls -ld ~/Library/CloudStorage/Dropbox

drwx------@ 24 toby  wheel  768 Jan 21 11:26 /Users/toby/Library/CloudStorage/Dropbox

 

I'm hoping there is an easy way to grant Dropbox permission to access that folder so I don't have to authenticate daily.

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

    Hey tzellers, sorry to hear you're having issues with this.

     

    Can you please let us know the Dropbox desktop app's exact status and version as shown in your menu bar at the moment?

     

    Also, did you give Dropbox full permissions on your computer as outlined here

     

    Keep me posted!

    • tzellers's avatar
      tzellers
      Explorer | Level 3

      Full Disk Access and Accessibility have both been enabled for DropBox.

      Preferences shows v166.5.2920

      Using 1.1% of 2.0TB

      Personal, Pus account

      Files are up-to-date

       

      I'm not sure what else you mean by "exact status"

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

        Hi tzellers, thanks for the info!

         

        Could you send me a screenshot of the pop-up or message you get, asking you to authenticate the folder? It'll help me get a clear visual. 

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