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JulzOz
Helpful | Level 5
9 months ago

Unable to connect to Dropbox App ver 195.4.4995 on new Mac OS 14.3

Hello, I have a new MacBook Air running OS 14.3.  I used the migration assistant to move all data over to new machine.  Dropbox would not work.  I deleted the app and cleared the Library folder an...
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  • JulzOz's avatar
    JulzOz
    9 months ago

    Thanks for your reply.
    FireVault is a disk encryption program in Mac OS.
    I have solved the problem by completely removing Dropbox from my Mac and doing an advanced installation.
    Dropbox is working properly now.

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Jay
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Hi JulzOz, thanks for bringing this to our attention.

 

Could you clarify what FireVault is exactly, and why it could interfere with the installation of the app?

 

This will help me to assist further!

JulzOz's avatar
JulzOz
Helpful | Level 5
9 months ago

Thanks for your reply.
FireVault is a disk encryption program in Mac OS.
I have solved the problem by completely removing Dropbox from my Mac and doing an advanced installation.
Dropbox is working properly now.

  • Maureen K.1's avatar
    Maureen K.1
    Explorer | Level 4
    9 months ago

    How do you do this? And do you lose your files? Thanks!

     

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