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Kronisk's avatar
Kronisk
Explorer | Level 4
2 years ago

Where is the new Library subfolder in MacOS that Dropbox switched to?

So I updated as urged by Dropbox, and now the link to the folder that automatically syncs to the server is gone from my Finder windows. Which is a problem when you consider that I cannot find the folder at all. Am I missing something?

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  • Здравко's avatar
    Здравко
    2 years ago
    Kronisk wrote:

    ... The one clue I have is that due to security or OS changes, the Dropbox required folder is now somewhere in the hidden Library folder, the location of doom for users who are not confident.

    Hi Kronisk,

    Yes, you are correct; the new (now mandatory) Dropbox folder location is ~/Library/CloudStorage/Dropbox, previous default location was ~/Dropbox. 😉

    Hope this clarifies matter.

  • Jay's avatar
    Jay
    Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff
    2 years ago

    Hi Kronisk, thanks for bringing this to our attention.

     

    Are you referring to the Dropbox folder being visible in the CloudStorage location on the Mac?

     

    If you're not seeing it there while the Dropbox desktop application is running, could you attach a screenshot in order to view it on our end?

    • Kronisk's avatar
      Kronisk
      Explorer | Level 4
      2 years ago

      Hello,

      I am trying to determine where the new location that I have to put files into to sync with the Dropbox is. Prior to this update, I would just put the file in a location within my user home folder called Dropbox and the app would sync the files from there. I admittedly clicked past the text in the app describing the change just a little too quickly, but it did mention something about that folder now being in a new location. I am not a power user by any means, so locating that folder myself has proven fruitless. I do not even know what you mean by CloudStorage location. The one clue I have is that due to security or OS changes, the Dropbox required folder is now somewhere in the hidden Library folder, the location of doom for users who are not confident.

      • Здравко's avatar
        Здравко
        Legendary | Level 20
        2 years ago
        Kronisk wrote:

        ... The one clue I have is that due to security or OS changes, the Dropbox required folder is now somewhere in the hidden Library folder, the location of doom for users who are not confident.

        Hi Kronisk,

        Yes, you are correct; the new (now mandatory) Dropbox folder location is ~/Library/CloudStorage/Dropbox, previous default location was ~/Dropbox. 😉

        Hope this clarifies matter.

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