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If you recently upgraded to the latest version of macOS, and you have the Dropbox desktop app installed on your computer, we recommend you update to the latest version of Dropbox for the best experience.
Notifications
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After updating your device to macOS Catalina, you’ll see a notification that says “Dropbox Would Like to Send You Notifications”.
Clicking Allow ensuresyou’ll stay up-to-date on all of your file activity.
The Dropbox desktop experience includes a Dropbox icon in your system tray (Windows) or menu bar (Mac). The Dropbox icon in your system tray/menu bar is your go-to spot to jump back into your work, right from your desktop. It gives you easy access to: Personalized lists of your files, folders, and notifications; Your desktop app preferences.
You can change your notification preferences at any time by opening System Preferences and clicking Notifications.
Camera uploads
- Learn how to set up Dropbox on your Mac computer and use it to sync the files you want access to on all your devices. You can use this link to sign up and yo.
- Dropbox Not Syncing. Among these Dropbox problems, stop syncing is the most annoying one.
- With Dropbox Basic, it’s easy to get to your files from multiple devices—computers, phones, and tablets—for free: Windows and Mac: Install our desktop app, and everything in your account will appear in the Dropbox folder on your computer. Web: Sign in to dropbox.com to access everything you’ve stored on Dropbox from any browser—no software installation required.
When you plug your mobile device into your computer after updating to macOS 10.15, you’ll see a notification that says “’Dropbox’ would like to access files on a removable volume.”
Clicking OK ensures Dropbox uploads photos from your mobile device automatically. Learn more about Camera uploads.
Screenshots and screen recordings
After taking your first screenshot or screen recording on macOS Catalina, you may see a notification that says “’Dropbox’ would like to access files in your Desktop folder.”
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Clicking OK allows all of your screenshots and screen recordings to automatically save to a Dropbox folder called Screenshots.