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ShanaC's avatar
ShanaC
Explorer | Level 4
3 years ago

Take Dropbox out of Mac Library

The Dropbox upgrade moved the dropbox files to my  ~/Library/CloudStorage/ --- but I can't save any files to that folder.    All the online instructions say "do the advanced reinstallation per th...
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eedis's avatar
eedis
Helpful | Level 5
2 years ago

sorry for replying same thing again:

 

in some (at least my usecase all) application the paths of linked items are resolved to its actual position

therefore, a symlink doesn't help 

 

i even tried to duplicate the folder and only put a symlink of the file – its not working:

 

  • discofuel's avatar
    discofuel
    Helpful | Level 6
    2 years ago

    Perhaps you're creating the symlinks the wrong way around?

    • eedis's avatar
      eedis
      Helpful | Level 5
      2 years ago

      actually creating a symlink fixed the issue, thanks.

       

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