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Orome's avatar
Orome
Explorer | Level 3
2 years ago

Can't move to ~/Library/CloudStorage

I'm unable to complete the latest Dropbox update that changes the location of Dropbox on macOS to ~/Library/CloudStorage.   Following the walkthrough that appears in the Dropbox app I get in an i...
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Orome's avatar
Orome
Explorer | Level 3

I've done all that of course. Quit all apps, rebooted, etc., to no avail.

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Hannah
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2 years ago

Hey Orome, are you getting a specific error message, maybe?

 

If so, can you please send us a screenshot?

  • Orome's avatar
    Orome
    Explorer | Level 3
    2 years ago

    When I try to update the app:

    When I try to move the folder using app settings:


     

    • Hannah's avatar
      Hannah
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      2 years ago

      Thanks for the screenshot!

       

      Can you try these steps, to give Dropbox full disk access, to see if that helps, please?

      • Orome's avatar
        Orome
        Explorer | Level 3
        2 years ago
        I tried that but to no an avail. Also I’m not giving Dropbox FDA. That should not be necessary and Google Drive manages to put things in ~/Library/CloudStorage without it.

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