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I use Dropbox backup and my desktop files are on the computer but I can't find the actual folders
I have this weird situation where I have my MacBook pro connected to dropbox and I'm syncing my Documents en Desktop.
And all of a sudden all files from my Desktop disappeared. If I open a terminal however, all my files are still there. If I use the "open" command I can open the folder and I can see my files, but all directories are greyed out. Rebooting doesn't do the trick.
(2TB account)
- Hannah
Dropbox Staff
Hey ReneKrewinkel, welcome to our Community!
You mentioned that this happened suddenly; where were the desktop folders located before this happened?
Also, what is your OS version and your Dropbox version and sync status of the app?
You can see the latter by hovering over the Dropbox icon in your menu bar.
Let me know and we'll go from there.
Hannah wrote:Hey ReneKrewinkel, welcome to our Community!
You mentioned that this happened suddenly; where were the desktop folders located before this happened?
Also, what is your OS version and your Dropbox version and sync status of the app?
You can see the latter by hovering over the Dropbox icon in your menu bar.
Let me know and we'll go from there.
Hi Hannah,
The files were (well, still are) in directories on my Desktop.
The Dropbox location is: Dropbox/Mac (2)/Desktop mapped to $HOME/Desktop (see screenshots). The files are still there but don't appear in the finder or on the Desktop.
MacOS version: Sonoma 14.6.1
Dropbox version: 206.4.6506
