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fooost
Explorer | Level 3
5 months ago

I keep being asked for my Mac password every time I rename/move files on Dropbox

I know there has been a couple of other incidents like this. But I dont want to reinstall Dropbox to be honest. So just like the subject say: Mac Finder asks for password each time I rename a f...
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    Hannah
    5 months ago

    Thanks for the update, fooost.

     

    Did you reinstall the app after all? And if so, did it help?

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fooost
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Yes, tried both. Force quit Finder, and rebooting. Still not working.

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Hannah
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5 months ago

Thanks for the update, fooost.

 

Did you reinstall the app after all? And if so, did it help?

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    fooost
    Explorer | Level 3
    5 months ago

    Yes, it fixed it. But tbh that shouldnt be the way right? Thanks for trying tho, and good luck finding the answer, bacause I cant be the only one. 

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