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Peter66
2 years agoExplorer | Level 3
error message after installation of the Dropbox desktop app
After the installation on my new mac I get an error message.
Okay, so I figured it out and found a work around. Once I downloaded Dropbox to my Mac I would select it and continually gave me an error message (which is posted above). I uninstalled and reinstalled multiple times and continued to have this issue. It wouldn't let me select anything once the error presented its self. So the work around was once it attempted to load I would click on the Dropbox symbol in menu bar and before it gave me an error I would select the preferences. It appeared that an old Dropbox account was still logged in. Therefore, I logged out and from there it allowed me to input my Dropbox details and connect my Mac to the Dropbox app. I am not sure what cause this issue but maybe the team can offer some insight. All I know is I found away around the error message and got the Dropbox app to work. Hope this helps others in the future.
- NancyDropbox Staff
Welcome aboard the Community, Peter66!
Can you let me know if you were able to sign in to your Dropbox app on your new Mac device or if this error message appeared straight away, before you were able to do so?
Also, what’s the OS version of the computer you’re using?
Keep me updated.
- Peter66Explorer | Level 3
hi Nancy,
I get the login notification.
And my version on my Mac is 13.3.1 (22E261) - Peter66Explorer | Level 3
I get the error message before I can log in
- NancyDropbox Staff
Thanks for clarifying that!
What I’d like you to do, in this case, is to quit the Dropbox desktop app and then, relaunch it on your computer.
Does that seem to make any difference?
- RexVexHelpful | Level 6
So I am having the exact same issue. Can anyone help here?
I've installed, uninstalled, restarted with no success. It just keeps giving me the same error.
- RexVexHelpful | Level 6bn.BUILD_KEY: Dropboxbn.VERSION: 173.4.6706bn.constants.WINDOWS_SHELL_EXT_VERSION: 61bn.is_frozen: Truemachine_id: 6e8fbcf7-6dcb-5737-b790-65190507208bpid: 1386ppid: 1uid: 502user_info: pwd.struct_passwd(pw_name='worktait', pw_passwd='********', pw_uid=502, pw_gid=20, pw_gecos='Work Tait', pw_dir='/Users/worktait', pw_shell='/bin/zsh')effective_user_info: pwd.struct_passwd(pw_name='worktait', pw_passwd='********', pw_uid=502, pw_gid=20, pw_gecos='Work Tait', pw_dir='/Users/worktait', pw_shell='/bin/zsh')euid: 502gid: 20egid: 20group_info: grp.struct_group(gr_name='staff', gr_passwd='*', gr_gid=20, gr_mem=['root', 'worktait'])effective_group_info: grp.struct_group(gr_name='staff', gr_passwd='*', gr_gid=20, gr_mem=['root', 'worktait'])DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH: Nonecwd: '/'real_path='/'mode=0o40755 uid=0 gid=0parent mode=0o40755 uid=0 gid=0HOME: '/Users/worktait'appdata: '/Users/worktait/.dropbox/instance1'real_path='/Users/worktait/.dropbox/instance1'mode=0o40700 uid=502 gid=20parent mode=0o40755 uid=502 gid=20dropbox_path: '/Users/worktait/Library/CloudStorage/Dropbox'real_path='/Users/worktait/Library/CloudStorage/Dropbox'not foundparent mode=0o40755 uid=502 gid=20sys_executable: '/Applications/Dropbox.app/Contents/MacOS/Dropbox'real_path='/Applications/Dropbox.app/Contents/MacOS/Dropbox'mode=0o100755 uid=502 gid=20parent mode=0o40755 uid=502 gid=20trace.__file__: '/Applications/Dropbox.app/Contents/Resources/python-packages.zip/dropbox/client/ui/common/boot_error.pyc'real_path='/Applications/Dropbox.app/Contents/Resources/python-packages.zip/dropbox/client/ui/common/boot_error.pyc'not foundparent not foundtempdir: '/var/folders/jq/x86_4tk10fn10m962ylgt65h0000gp/T'real_path='/private/var/folders/jq/x86_4tk10fn10m962ylgt65h0000gp/T'mode=0o40700 uid=502 gid=20parent mode=0o40755 uid=502 gid=20Traceback (most recent call last):File "desktop/dropbox/client/main.py", line 5253, in _setup_root_for_accountFile "desktop/dropbox/sync_root/helpers.py", line 511, in get_root_for_accountFile "desktop/dropbox/foundation/futures/basic.py", line 857, in resultFile "desktop/dropbox/sync_root/handlers/macos/file_provider.py", line 121, in set_result_or_convert_exceptiondropbox.mac.internal.MacError: [Errno -2001] Error Domain=NSFileProviderErrorDomain Code=-2001 "No valid file provider found with identifier ‘com.getdropbox.dropbox.fileprovider/a1738e03-dc81-411b-ba92-21b4504dbd1c’." UserInfo={NSLocalizedDescription=No valid file provider found with identifier ‘com.getdropbox.dropbox.fileprovider/a1738e03-dc81-411b-ba92-21b4504dbd1c’.}
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