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NJF
2 months agoHelpful | Level 5
The Dropbox app is no longer connecting on MacOS 15, unless I disable my firewall.
The local Dropbox app (209.3.3602) on my iMac is no longer connecting after I upgraded to MacOS Sequioa 15.0 (24A335).
I can only get it to work again after disabling the Firewall (Settings, Networ...
- 2 months ago
This is the solution:
sudo /usr/libexec/ApplicationFirewall/socketfilterfw --add /Applications/Dropbox.app
and for any other app that no longer seems to work on MacOS 15 (like Firefox).
Thanks Pedro!
NJF
Helpful | Level 5
Hi Mark,
Thanks for considering this issue.
I uninstalled Dropbox 209 and installed 208.4.5824 and activated the Firewall.
The Dropbox app hangs while saying 'Connecting...' ('Verbinding maken, in my native language).
The only way to get Dropbox 208 to start working is to take the Firewall down...
Mark
2 months agoSuper User II
Sounds like something on firewall is blocking it then.
I'd suggest a ticket to Support via www.dropbox.com/support
- NJF2 months agoHelpful | Level 5
This is the solution:
sudo /usr/libexec/ApplicationFirewall/socketfilterfw --add /Applications/Dropbox.app
and for any other app that no longer seems to work on MacOS 15 (like Firefox).
Thanks Pedro!
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