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fransvandervleuten's avatar
fransvandervleuten
Helpful | Level 6
5 months ago

One of my folders just disappeared on my Mac, how can I get it back?

Hello,

 

One of my main folders on my Dropbox just disappeared in my finder. It is there, because I checked it in my browser.  But I work from my finder, bcuae I use Photoshop/Illustrator/After Effects etc.

For some crazy reason, my Dropbox says it is syncing 46,254 files: 


I can not call anybody or start a chat. I can not work any further now, because I cannot acces my files via my finder.  I need to work this weekend, but you are making it very hard for me to continu. THis costs me a lot of time and there for money.

How can I proceed? 


  • Здравко's avatar
    Здравко
    Legendary | Level 20

    fransvandervleuten wrote:

    ...

    One of my main folders on my Dropbox just disappeared in my finder. It is there, because I checked it in my browser.  ...


    If it's not deleted, the only thing, I can think of, is removed by mistake using Selective Sync. If so, just fix the selection and all will be back to normal.

    Good luck.

    • fransvandervleuten's avatar
      fransvandervleuten
      Helpful | Level 6

      Hello Zdravko,

       

      Unfortunatelly the folder I am not seeing is synced, like all other folder, as you can see below:

      It is about the folder Atlasova /content. It is there, but for some reason it is not showing in my finder:

       

      Also, the file '00860_Explosion.ai' (which was suppose to go into the Content folder) seems to not appear in the Dropbox folder in my browser. 

      Anyone any idea what is going on?

      • Здравко's avatar
        Здравко
        Legendary | Level 20

        About missing folder,...🤔 I prefer not to speculate. The only certain thing is that Selective Sync is not "guilty". It may be related to (or the same root issue with) your next question though.

         


        fransvandervleuten wrote:

        ...

        Also, the file '00860_Explosion.ai' (which was suppose to go into the Content folder) seems to not appear in the Dropbox folder in my browser.

        ...


        If that's the first appearance of this file in that folder, it's normal the file to not appear in your web browser till its sync complete (the opposite is also true). Otherwise (if the file was only changed) in the web browser will keep exist the old version till new file sync complete (again opposite is also true). As may be seen on your screenshot - the file is in process of sync. 😉 That's it.

        Hope this clarifies some of the things.

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