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Brylske
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6 months ago

Can't copy a Dropbox folder to an external drive when using Mac OS

When I try to copy a Dropbox FOLDER to a SanDisk 1TB external drive, I get the message, "The operation can’t be completed because an unexpected error occurred (error code 0)." However, I have no prob...
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Rich
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6 months ago
Brylske wrote:

When I try to copy a Dropbox FOLDER to a SanDisk 1TB external drive, I get the message, "The operation can’t be completed because an unexpected error occurred (error code 0)."

Is the folder marked as Available offline, along with all of the files within it?

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