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Safari 16.1 (macOS Ventura) cannot access Dropbox files
Safari cannot open the page.The error is: "The operation couldn't be completed. (kCFErrorDomainCFNetwork error 1.)" (kCFErrorDomainCFNetwork:1) Dropbox recently moved itself to "a safer location...
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Found a solution. You need to give Safari "Full disk access" via System Settings (Privacy tab in Privacy & Security part)
- Correct. Works. But is it safe? normally an app asks for permission for the part of your drive it needs.
Don't see Safari listed under full disk access. Do I need to add it manually?
Yes, add it manually via the "+" button. Not sure about the safety of this method, it is up to Dropbox/Apple to say...
Thanks!
- Yes. Which is what I do not trust. Normally an application asks for permission and, if affirmed, appears in Files and Maps list (you cannot enter anything there). Hence it stays for me a flaw in the Mac/Dropbox design, which Dropbox should address.
mrkva - Thank you! Yes, I believe that will work. However, I will hold off implementing pending additional research on granting "Full Disk Access" to Safari. There are less than 10 items on the Full Disk Access list and none of them are enabled. My intuition tells me enabling Safari is not the safe thing to do.
- Megan
Dropbox Staff
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