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Got a message via the Dropbox app that this beta was available for my Mac and I should upgrade to it in order to "continue working" on my version of MacOS (12.1).
So, upgraded and then ... disaster!
Syncing never ends, with no indication of its progress, just "Syncing ..."
I've left it syncing for over 24 hours now and no end in sight.
While it's syncing, folders and files under Dropbox control cannot be opened, I get "resolving..." messages when trying to open folders and nothing happens if I get into a folder and try to open a file.
Meanwhile, I'm noticing that the sync is duplicating EVERYTHING I have on Dropbox, creating two copies of everything.
I cannot work now on any Dropbox files and need to completely wipe out my machine and restore it from a pre-beta backup.
My fault for agreeing to try this beta - my post is to serve as a warning to others that things could go badly wrong.
Exactly the same problem here. It never seems to stop syncing. After syncing 250K+ files it sticks on syncing the last 126 files for hours and hours. Same goes form me, never had to install this beta.
I'm so fed up with Dropbox after fiddling for hours. Cannot reinstall stable version on the Mac because after running the stable version for a few seconds it's shuts down and reinstalls and runs the beta-version again. How dow I get back?
[edit: I should have first unchecked ‘early releases’ in my profile that solved the forced beta use. But going back to stable version is not without problems]
Same here, stuck since > 1 day at 'syncing 9.455 files'. Not happy about my dropbox folder location having been moved without asking..
New created files are not being uploaded, is there any way to make syncing work again without starting all over from scratch?
Such a frustrating experience and support also not very helpful at all. I would advise people to stay far away from these beta’s of Dropbox. I learned my lessons after a day of managing file/folder problems and ending up with a clean install.
Thanks Dropbox for this fantastic beta ‘experience’.
