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Auskan's avatar
Auskan
Explorer | Level 4
5 years ago

MacOS Finder - how can I add Dropbox back to the sidebar?

Before I upgraded to Catalina (MacOS 10.15.5), Dropbox appeared under my favorites in the sidebar of Finder.  After the upgrade, it was gone.  I've searched many threads where this is apparently a co...
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  • TRKelley01's avatar
    TRKelley01
    2 years ago

    Thank you so much for getting back with me! After I inquired I contacted Apple support. When they could not help me, I came back to the Dropbox help community and continued reading. Another individual was having the same problem and discovered that Dropbox was in another location in the MacOS Finder. I looked in that same location, but did not find it. However, I decided to just keep looking and discovered that it was located in my MacOS Finder under "Network". I have no idea how it ended up there, but was able to successfully return it to its original location in my Finder Sidebar.

    Again, thank you for reaching out; and thank you for providing this forum from which we can get answers. Even though it was somewhat indirectly, I was able to fix the issue because of Dropbox Community.

    Blessings,

    Tim

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Daphne
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Hello Auskan, I hope you're well today!

 

So that you can drag the Dropbox folder into your Finder's sidebar, please try the steps below:

  1. Open your Finder window.
  2. Choose "Go" from the menu bar in the top right of your screen.
  3. From the menu, choose "Home".

From here, you can see the Dropbox folder in order to drag it into the sidebar.

 

Let me know how it goes!

WhitBradley10's avatar
WhitBradley10
New member | Level 2
5 years ago

Daphne, 
What if my Dropbpx folder isn't in that section on the right? 

  • Daphne's avatar
    Daphne
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    5 years ago

    Thanks for joining us here WhitBradley10!

     

    Did you possibly choose another location for the Dropbox folder to be placed either during the setup of the desktop app, or through the app preferences?

     

    If you're not sure, can you follow the steps below and let me know what file path you see for the Dropbox folder's location?

    1. Click the Dropbox icon in your menu bar.
    2. Click the profile pic/initials icon in the top right of the window.
    3. Choose "Preferences..."
    4. Go to the Sync tab.

    Please feel free to send over any screenshots too, excluding any personal info.

     

    Let me know what you find!

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