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VaughanS
Explorer | Level 3
2 years ago

MacOS Dropbox folder location change and free disk space discrepancy

Apparently Apple started requiring File Providers like Dropbox to move their folders to ~user/library/cloudstorage, leaving only a folder alias at the original location. This caused problems in the b...
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VaughanS
Explorer | Level 3

Thanks for your reply, Hannah. I knew about the storage provider requirements from Apple. I was just surprised that a new installation of dropbox on a new computer placed the default dropbox folder directly in the users folder and not in library/cloudstorage. Looking at the dropbox preferences on this new installation, it looks as though it has reverted to the dropbox system before Apple changed the requirements. I'm changing this now. And you were right. The files were set to online only, despite my thinking that it was set to be available online. I'm changing this, too. After all this is completed, I'll let you know about how the two Finder utilities report the free disk space.

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VaughanS
Explorer | Level 3
2 years ago

I meant offline. Sorry!

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    VaughanS
    Explorer | Level 3
    2 years ago

    OK, all's updated and works well. I'm still curious why Finder reports 171 GB of free disk space and PathFinder 133.5 GB. 

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      VaughanS
      Explorer | Level 3
      2 years ago

      The dropbox folder in cloudstorage is 47.1 GB so that only partially accounts for the free space difference. Disk Utility also reports 133.5 GB free. What's the problem with the Mac Finder?

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        Jay
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        2 years ago

        Hi VaughanS, we wouldn't really be able to shed more light on why two different file managers provide different results. 

         

        If Finder is providing wrong information, then you could try contacting Apple for further clarification on this matter.

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