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kvz8
New member | Level 2
2 years ago

Dropbox app on MacOS trying to sync with a deleted file.

I deleted some files remotely through browser login, and now MacOS dropbox app keep trying to sync to this deleted file, halting the syncing process for the app. I can't delete it on dropbox folder (...
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OranjeNY
New member | Level 2
4 days ago

I had this issue, and after uninstalling, reinstalling, deleting caches, I found only the following to work: 

-I had a shortcut to the file in question on my desktop, the file was deleted a while back, the shortcut was not. Once i deleted the shortcut, the sync completed. 

 

I'm on macOS 15.

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