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"DROPBOX_ROOT_DUMMY_FILENAME…_TO_USERS" failing to sync

"DROPBOX_ROOT_DUMMY_FILENAME…_TO_USERS" failing to sync

algae-jacket
Explorer | Level 3

I'm using Dropbox v180.4.4912 on macOS 13.5 on an Apple Silicon Mac mini. If it helps, I'm also using Maestral 1.8.0 (both GUI and daemon) on a different Mac.

 

I have a persistent sync issue in my personal Dropbox:

 

Screenshot 2023-08-21 at 2.13.45 PM.png

 

When I click on "Go to folder", Finder becomes the active app, but the currently-open window doesn't change to any different folder, no matter what folder I have open.

 

I poked around in Console.app, but didn't see anything useful.

 

I used to get a red circled "1" in my menu-bar icon when I first started getting this error, but now it's a red circled "2". I'm not sure what the second extra thing that Dropbox is encountering that's causing it to bump the badged number from 1 to 2.

 

Suggestions? Quitting and restarting Dropbox doesn't fix it, even temporarily, and I've rebooted my computer for OS updates once or twice since I started getting this error.

 

Thanks in advance.

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clobybar
Explorer | Level 3

Certainly. 

 

Ticket #23089484

 

Thank you very much.

 

Hannah
Dropbox Staff

Thanks for the ticket number, @clobybar.

 

I've passed your comments along to the agent working on your case and raised the priority of the ticket.

 

I can see you have an update on the ticket as well, so make sure to check it out!


Hannah
Community Moderator @ Dropbox
dropbox.com/support


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Fallschachtel
Explorer | Level 4

If there's a solution to this issue, please share!

clobybar
Explorer | Level 3

I'm told to do an advanced reinstall but haven't had time nor energy. This is a bug that they just need to fix.

https://help.dropbox.com/installs/advanced-reinstall

 

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