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Take Dropbox out of Mac Library
The Dropbox upgrade moved the dropbox files to my ~/Library/CloudStorage/ --- but I can't save any files to that folder.
All the online instructions say "do the advanced reinstallation per th...
Rich
Super User II
Super User II
ShanaC wrote:
How can I move my files out of my library and back to my user folder, so I can edit them?
Why can't you edit files in that location? To the best of my knowledge, Dropbox can only reside in the Library folder moving forward. This is a restriction put in place by Apple.
If you look at the end of this message chain, you'll see the problem, initial solution, and repeated problem; please read the entire chain before responding to a message on the first page.
Initially, Walter made us aware that the advanced reinstall options (https://help.dropbox.com/installs/advanced-reinstall) were now available for viewing; I noted that these instructions made it possible to take Dropbox out of the Apple Library, and now I can actually edit them again.
Now Dropbox software is asking to install Dropbox 8 in the Library again; I have Dropbox 8 installed already, but I will not move the files to the library, where -- *again* - they are not editable.
All of us on this email chain repeat: Saving Dropbox files in the user library makes them inaccessible by many, many software clients.
You should be able to fix all these issues with a symlink.
Create a symlink as described in this article - https://tommcfarlin.com/new-dropbox/
You can use this app if you don't want to use the terminal - https://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/10433/symboliclinker
Hopefully, Dropbox will release an official solution for this later as a lot of people are upset.
sorry for replying same thing again:
in some (at least my usecase all) application the paths of linked items are resolved to its actual position
therefore, a symlink doesn't help
i even tried to duplicate the folder and only put a symlink of the file – its not working:
Perhaps you're creating the symlinks the wrong way around?
