Re: Dropbox media files mess

2023-03-12 Thread 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries
Let me out it in a different way. What app are you using to play these files? Are you opening that app and pointing it to the new location? From E.T.'s Keyboard... "Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable." --John F. Kennedy My e-Mail:

Re: Dropbox media files mess

2023-03-12 Thread Phil Halton
I didn’t D sync from dropbox. I simply copied particular folders from dropbox and dropped them into iCloud folders. One strange thing I didn’t notice, the first time around I tried to just copy the whole dropbox folder and put it into iCloud. It did move, but the files app couldn’t see anything

Re: Dropbox media files mess

2023-03-11 Thread 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries
Did you desync everything that was synced with DB on the Mac And did you then sync whatever you want to use with iCloud Drive? From E.T.'s Keyboard... "Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable." --John F. Kennedy My e-Mail:

Re: Dropbox media files mess

2023-03-11 Thread Herbie Allen
I would just delete the app and then get the new installer. If you want to log out first you can just to be safe. I would do a clean install rather than an override. > On Mar 11, 2023, at 15:51, Phil Halton wrote: > > No Herbie, I haven’t reinstalled Dropbox on the Mac,, mostly because the

Re: Dropbox media files mess

2023-03-11 Thread Phil Halton
No Herbie, I haven’t reinstalled Dropbox on the Mac,, mostly because the Dropbox iOS app works perfectly well, and I can access all my stuff. It’s only when I try to use local apps on my Mac that I get weird results. I’m thinking of just sticking with Dropbox, I just don’t have the energy or

Re: Dropbox media files mess

2023-03-11 Thread Herbie Allen
This sounds like an extension of the issues you are already experiencing. Something is not sinking correctly in Dropbox. Have you tried reinstalling Dropbox? > On Mar 11, 2023, at 11:44, Phil Halton wrote: > > I planned to cancel my dropbox subscription and made a copy of everything in >

Dropbox media files mess

2023-03-11 Thread Phil Halton
I planned to cancel my dropbox subscription and made a copy of everything in dropbox and place it in iCloud. It totals less than 30gb. But, media files like mp3, m4a, etc are problematic. Trying to open any media file in either iCloud or the local dropbox folders is most likely to result in an