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Couldn't Start Dropbox - macOS Monterey

Couldn't Start Dropbox - macOS Monterey

amiralin
Helpful | Level 6
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After installing the new macOS Monterey I am getting the below error 

Couldn't start Dropbox

This is usually because of a permissions error. Storing your home folder on a network share can also cause an error. For more information, click the help button below.

 

I tried to remove dropbox using instructions on the website and re-install using advance install and still see the error. 

 

bn.BUILD_KEY: Dropbox
bn.VERSION: 133.4.4089
bn.constants.WINDOWS_SHELL_EXT_VERSION: 51
bn.is_frozen: True
machine_id: 523bf589-eb29-56d6-9beb-1631aa56ce2b
pid: 1077
ppid: 1
uid: 501
user_info: pwd.struct_passwd(pw_name='amirnathoo', pw_passwd='********', pw_uid=501, pw_gid=20, pw_gecos='Amirali Nathoo', pw_dir='/Users/amirnathoo', pw_shell='/bin/zsh')
effective_user_info: pwd.struct_passwd(pw_name='amirnathoo', pw_passwd='********', pw_uid=501, pw_gid=20, pw_gecos='Amirali Nathoo', pw_dir='/Users/amirnathoo', pw_shell='/bin/zsh')
euid: 501
gid: 20
egid: 20
group_info: grp.struct_group(gr_name='staff', gr_passwd='*', gr_gid=20, gr_mem=['root'])
effective_group_info: grp.struct_group(gr_name='staff', gr_passwd='*', gr_gid=20, gr_mem=['root'])
DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH: None
cwd: '/'
     real_path='/'
            mode=0o40755 uid=0 gid=0
     parent mode=0o40755 uid=0 gid=0
HOME: '/Users/amirnathoo'
appdata: '/Users/amirnathoo/.dropbox/instance1'
         real_path='/Users/amirnathoo/.dropbox/instance1'
                mode=0o40700 uid=501 gid=20
         parent mode=0o40755 uid=501 gid=20
dropbox_path: '/Users/amirnathoo/Dropbox'
              real_path='/Users/amirnathoo/Dropbox'
                    mode=0o40700 uid=501 gid=20
              parent mode=0o40755 uid=501 gid=20
sys_executable: '/Applications/Dropbox.app/Contents/MacOS/Dropbox'
                real_path='/Applications/Dropbox.app/Contents/MacOS/Dropbox'
                      mode=0o100755 uid=501 gid=20
                parent mode=0o40755 uid=501 gid=20
trace.__file__: '/Applications/Dropbox.app/Contents/Resources/python-packages.zip/dropbox/client/ui/common/boot_error.pyc'
                real_path='/Applications/Dropbox.app/Contents/Resources/python-packages.zip/dropbox/client/ui/common/boot_error.pyc'
                      not found
                parent not found
tempdir: '/var/folders/xq/rpxg71x17dj4ylbw_svqhdjc0000gn/T'
         real_path='/private/var/folders/xq/rpxg71x17dj4ylbw_svqhdjc0000gn/T'
                mode=0o40700 uid=501 gid=20
         parent mode=0o40755 uid=501 gid=20
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "dropbox/client/main.pyc", line 808, in wrapper
  File "dropbox/client/main.pyc", line 6497, in finish_dropbox_boot
  File "dropbox/client/message_queue.pyc", line 307, in _wrapped
  File "dropbox/client/main.pyc", line 6030, in _init_components_for_account
  File "dropbox/client/main.pyc", line 5954, in create_sync_engine
  File "dropbox/sync_engine_boundary/factory.pyc", line 226, in make_sync_engine
  File "dropbox/sync_engine/nucleus/classic_client/sync_engine.pyc", line 280, in __init__
  File "dropbox/sync_engine/nucleus/classic_client/modern_client/modern_client.pyc", line 222, in __init__
  File "dropbox/sync_engine/nucleus/classic_client/modern_client/base.pyc", line 152, in __init__
  File "dropbox/sync_engine/nucleus/classic_client/thin_adapter/in_proc.pyc", line 217, in __init__
  File "dropbox/sync_engine/nucleus/classic_client/thin_adapter/in_proc.pyc", line 587, in _init_new_engine_locked
  File "dropbox/sync_engine/nucleus/thin_client/client.pyc", line 185, in __init__
  File "desktop/extensions/nucleus/nucleus_python.pyx", line 76, in nucleus_python.NucleusSyncEngine.__cinit__
nucleus_python.SyncEngineError: "Initializing engine |>> Initializing filesystem |>> Attempting to register icons |>> fchflags syscall: _set_hidden |>> Permission denied"

 

please assist

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sdmiller6182
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I am getting the same thing, which this is VERY BAD because I work remote sometimes and now everything I do in dropbox no one see's. It will not allow me to download the dropbox app. I get this error message!!! HELP!!!!!!!! DOES DROPBOX NOT HAVE A CUSTOMER SUPPORT NUMBER??????? If I can't get this fixed than it will be very bad for me. I wish I took off the automatic update for my IMAC 

 

 

bn.BUILD_KEY: Dropbox
bn.VERSION: 140.4.1951
bn.constants.WINDOWS_SHELL_EXT_VERSION: 52
bn.is_frozen: True
machine_id: 8a5d006f-6016-5d2b-ac5f-4280956aaa5d
pid: 1537
ppid: 1
uid: 501
user_info: pwd.struct_passwd(pw_name='legal', pw_passwd='********', pw_uid=501, pw_gid=20, pw_gecos='Zwiebel Associate', pw_dir='/Users/legal', pw_shell='/bin/zsh')
effective_user_info: pwd.struct_passwd(pw_name='legal', pw_passwd='********', pw_uid=501, pw_gid=20, pw_gecos='Zwiebel Associate', pw_dir='/Users/legal', pw_shell='/bin/zsh')
euid: 501
gid: 20
egid: 20
group_info: grp.struct_group(gr_name='staff', gr_passwd='*', gr_gid=20, gr_mem=['root', 'legal'])
effective_group_info: grp.struct_group(gr_name='staff', gr_passwd='*', gr_gid=20, gr_mem=['root', 'legal'])
DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH: None
cwd: '/'
real_path='/'
mode=0o40755 uid=0 gid=0
parent mode=0o40755 uid=0 gid=0
HOME: '/Users/legal'
appdata: '/Users/legal/.dropbox/instance4'
real_path='/Users/legal/.dropbox/instance4'
mode=0o40700 uid=501 gid=20
parent mode=0o40755 uid=501 gid=20
dropbox_path: '/Users/legal/The Zwiebel Law Firm Dropbox'
real_path='/Users/legal/The Zwiebel Law Firm Dropbox'
mode=0o40700 uid=501 gid=20
parent mode=0o40755 uid=501 gid=20
sys_executable: '/Applications/Dropbox.app/Contents/MacOS/Dropbox'
real_path='/Applications/Dropbox.app/Contents/MacOS/Dropbox'
mode=0o100755 uid=501 gid=20
parent mode=0o40755 uid=501 gid=20
trace.__file__: '/Applications/Dropbox.app/Contents/Resources/python-packages.zip/dropbox/client/ui/common/boot_error.pyc'
real_path='/Applications/Dropbox.app/Contents/Resources/python-packages.zip/dropbox/client/ui/common/boot_error.pyc'
not found
parent not found
tempdir: '/var/folders/y0/fpdbtc0x6f78p59xdm3yf4_r0000gn/T'
real_path='/private/var/folders/y0/fpdbtc0x6f78p59xdm3yf4_r0000gn/T'
mode=0o40700 uid=501 gid=20
parent mode=0o40755 uid=501 gid=20
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "dropbox/client/main.pyc", line 838, in wrapper
File "dropbox/client/main.pyc", line 6617, in finish_dropbox_boot
File "dropbox/client/message_queue.pyc", line 313, in _wrapped
File "dropbox/client/main.pyc", line 6165, in _init_components_for_account
File "dropbox/client/main.pyc", line 6089, in create_sync_engine
File "dropbox/sync_engine_boundary/factory.pyc", line 218, in make_sync_engine
File "dropbox/sync_engine/nucleus/classic_client/sync_engine.pyc", line 268, in __init__
File "dropbox/sync_engine/nucleus/classic_client/modern_client/modern_client.pyc", line 250, in __init__
File "dropbox/sync_engine/nucleus/classic_client/modern_client/base.pyc", line 198, in __init__
File "dropbox/sync_engine/nucleus/classic_client/thin_adapter/in_proc.pyc", line 217, in __init__
File "dropbox/sync_engine/nucleus/classic_client/thin_adapter/in_proc.pyc", line 529, in _init_new_engine_locked
File "dropbox/sync_engine/nucleus/thin_client/client.pyc", line 133, in __init__
File "desktop/extensions/nucleus/nucleus_python.pyx", line 76, in nucleus_python.NucleusSyncEngine.__cinit__
nucleus_python.SyncEngineError: "Initializing engine |>> Initializing filesystem |>> Attempting to register icons |>> Reading existing xattr |>> fgetxattr syscall: determined size |>> Permission denied"

sdmiller6182
Explorer | Level 4
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This worked the full disk access. OMG you are a life saver!!!!  jwhite711

sdmiller6182
Explorer | Level 4
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It worked for me, try it again. 

The_Professor
New member | Level 2
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I've done all of these things, and also have uninstalled and reinstalled the app, but to no avail. It wants to change permissions in a directory that doesn't exist, which is probably why it is crashing.

The_Professor
New member | Level 2
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The advanced re-install from earlier in the thread did the trick for me. Yay!

PaulS3
New member | Level 2
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Official solution nor any of the other offerings does not work on 12.2 for Desktop app crash

Reinstall from Web installers shows not change in Dropbox version and crashes continue

surely for such a huge company that sort of thing would be well tested by the time of a new OS release ?

Why has there NOT been a new version since Monterey release? 

Ainsey
New member | Level 2
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Thanks for this - been doing my nut in for weeks - uninstalling / re-installing and nothing.

 

All sorted by following this 👍🏻

PaulS3
New member | Level 2
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For those of us who cant get a fix working, this was posted recently

 

Screen Shot 2022-02-07 at 10.20.55 pm.png

 

Jiawei
New member | Level 2
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Thanks! That's really helpful!

lsinger9404
Explorer | Level 4
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All those were checked. It didn't work for me.

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