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mrforged's avatar
mrforged
Helpful | Level 6
2 years ago

Moving Dropbox folder from ~/Library/CloudStorage

What is the reason for not allowing me to specify where I want to save my Dropbox files in Ventura?  I don't have enough space in my system drive to keep a copy of my Dropbox files.  And yes, I need ...
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  • elizeufreitas's avatar
    elizeufreitas
    2 years ago

    Hello goodnight.

    I'm using the Ventura version, and I also had the same problem, analyzing my Logs, and observing the Forum messages, I performed a battery of tests.

    1. Reinstall via homebrew (same error)
    2. Manual reinstall (same error)

    Then I went to other levels of execution, when running as Root, it worked at first.
    Puff, it dawned on me, permission was the problem.
    I reset the permissions. (same error) lol 😞


    I decided to run the binaries via terminal.
    "cd /Applications/Dropbox.app/Contents/MacOS"
    Then "./Dropbox"

    However, I still got error.


    Realizing that it had worked as root, and there were indications of permissions.
    I decided to delete the root folders.
    "/Users/elizeu/.dropbox"
    "/Users/elizeu/Dropbox"

    IT WORKED.!!!!



    Running as RootRunning as a regular user, after excluding local folders.synchronizingHe follows:

elizeufreitas's avatar
elizeufreitas
Helpful | Level 6

Hello.

 

I can help yes.1. Access Finder (File Explorer).
2. Press the following keys (CMD + Shift + G) "Go to folder"
3. In the next pop-up type /Users/~ and access your user's folder.
4. While in your user's folder, press the following keys (CMD + Shift + . ) "At the end, the dot key" will show the hidden folders.
5. Select the .dropbox and Dropbox folders, delete with the following keys (CMD + Alt + Delete).
6. Reinstall Dropbox. 😄

 

Follow print's for better understanding.

 

Note: The Dropbox folder is just a shortcut to "/Users/elizeu/Library/CloudStorage/Dropbox"

 

Caminho absoluto das pastas de configuraçãoReal caminho da pasta Dropbox

Graham's avatar
Graham
Icon for Community Manager rankCommunity Manager
2 years ago

Hi elizeufreitas,

 

I hope you are well today. I just wanted to take a moment to say thank you for your contribution to this thread! I can see that you have put a lot of thought into finding this solution and even more thought and time into helping other Community members use it. We really appreciate your time and effort.

 

Thanks again, and have a great weekend!

Graham

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