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When will the MacOS Update be forced on users to move to Users/xxxx/Library/CloudStorage/Dropbox ?
The new MacOS update that moves Dropbox to Users/xxxx/Library/CloudStorage/Dropbox is causing a massive issue as all the excel files that are linked to other Dropbox files now no longer work as the l...
- Ok so I downgraded by simply uninstalling Dropbox (removing old Dropbox folder after that) then downloading fresh and reinstalling.
Now I ignore the upgrade message that pops up to move all files to cloudstorage folder
Spotlight is working and so is finding files in finder - Dropbox online customer service are genuinely hopeless individuals who’ve probably never used cloud services before (perhaps at the most basic level)
i cannot even believe they think this is acceptable behavior
Absolutely terrible way to drop a bomb on long term users that have thousands of file/folder references to the standard (old) location.
I really hope a smoother option (sym links) or something can be used. They also do not explain their rationale for doing this. I am also very steamed about what I understand to be that after the migration, all files will be defaulted to "offline"... this is ALSO a huge problem being imposed upon users.
I'm so ticked off right now...... thankfully I HAVE NOT YET taken the Update and will hold off as long as possible in hopes that all of this user feedback will force a rethink or better solution. What a nightmare... (Excel links, Paper Links FCPX Libraries, production team sharing/upload system) all will get massively impacted to the tune of HUNDREDS OF HOURS trying to find/sort out the issues. Not fun...
