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Peter66's avatar
Peter66
Explorer | Level 3
2 years ago

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.

  • Nancy's avatar
    Nancy
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    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.

    • Peter66's avatar
      Peter66
      Explorer | Level 3

      hi Nancy,

      I get the login notification.
      And my version on my Mac is 13.3.1 (22E261)

    • Peter66's avatar
      Peter66
      Explorer | Level 3

      I get the error message before I can log in

       

      • Nancy's avatar
        Nancy
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        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?

  • RexVex's avatar
    RexVex
    Helpful | 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.

    • Hannah's avatar
      Hannah
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      Sorry to see you're having this issue, RexVex.

       

      Is your second screenshot showing the entire error log? If not, can you please send us another screenshot showing the entire log, so we can check it out?

      • RexVex's avatar
        RexVex
        Helpful | Level 6
        bn.BUILD_KEY: Dropbox
        bn.VERSION: 173.4.6706
        bn.constants.WINDOWS_SHELL_EXT_VERSION: 61
        bn.is_frozen: True
        machine_id: 6e8fbcf7-6dcb-5737-b790-65190507208b
        pid: 1386
        ppid: 1
        uid: 502
        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')
        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: 502
        gid: 20
        egid: 20
        group_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: None
        cwd: '/'
             real_path='/'
                    mode=0o40755 uid=0 gid=0
             parent mode=0o40755 uid=0 gid=0
        HOME: '/Users/worktait'
        appdata: '/Users/worktait/.dropbox/instance1'
                 real_path='/Users/worktait/.dropbox/instance1'
                        mode=0o40700 uid=502 gid=20
                 parent mode=0o40755 uid=502 gid=20
        dropbox_path: '/Users/worktait/Library/CloudStorage/Dropbox'
                      real_path='/Users/worktait/Library/CloudStorage/Dropbox'
                            not found
                      parent mode=0o40755 uid=502 gid=20
        sys_executable: '/Applications/Dropbox.app/Contents/MacOS/Dropbox'
                        real_path='/Applications/Dropbox.app/Contents/MacOS/Dropbox'
                              mode=0o100755 uid=502 gid=20
                        parent mode=0o40755 uid=502 gid=20
        trace.__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 found
                        parent not found
        tempdir: '/var/folders/jq/x86_4tk10fn10m962ylgt65h0000gp/T'
                 real_path='/private/var/folders/jq/x86_4tk10fn10m962ylgt65h0000gp/T'
                        mode=0o40700 uid=502 gid=20
                 parent mode=0o40755 uid=502 gid=20
        Traceback (most recent call last):
          File "desktop/dropbox/client/main.py", line 5253, in _setup_root_for_account
          File "desktop/dropbox/sync_root/helpers.py", line 511, in get_root_for_account
          File "desktop/dropbox/foundation/futures/basic.py", line 857, in result
          File "desktop/dropbox/sync_root/handlers/macos/file_provider.py", line 121, in set_result_or_convert_exception
        dropbox.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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