Dropbox not working after installing Monterey 12.2.1

Since installing 12.2.1, Dropbox will not run. This is the information I get from the application:


bn.BUILD_KEY: Dropbox

bn.VERSION: 141.4.3299

bn.constants.WINDOWS_SHELL_EXT_VERSION: 52

bn.is_frozen: True

machine_id: 31d22c86-3197-5fba-a983-26d6fb0bb4b9

pid: 10155

ppid: 1

uid: 501

user_info: pwd.struct_passwd(pw_name='kenmcguire', pw_passwd='********', pw_uid=501, pw_gid=20, pw_gecos='Ken McGuire', pw_dir='/Users/kenmcguire', pw_shell='/bin/bash')

effective_user_info: pwd.struct_passwd(pw_name='kenmcguire', pw_passwd='********', pw_uid=501, pw_gid=20, pw_gecos='Ken McGuire', pw_dir='/Users/kenmcguire', pw_shell='/bin/bash')

euid: 501

gid: 20

egid: 20

group_info: grp.struct_group(gr_name='staff', gr_passwd='*', gr_gid=20, gr_mem=['root', 'kennethmcguire', '_nsurlstoraged', '_serialnumberd'])

effective_group_info: grp.struct_group(gr_name='staff', gr_passwd='*', gr_gid=20, gr_mem=['root', 'kennethmcguire', '_nsurlstoraged', '_serialnumberd'])

DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH: None

cwd: '/'

real_path='/'

mode=0o40755 uid=0 gid=0

parent mode=0o40755 uid=0 gid=0

HOME: '/Users/kenmcguire'

appdata: '/Users/kenmcguire/.dropbox/instance1'

real_path='/Users/kenmcguire/.dropbox/instance1'

mode=0o40700 uid=501 gid=20

parent mode=0o40700 uid=501 gid=20

dropbox_path: '/Users/kenmcguire/Dropbox'

real_path='/Users/kenmcguire/Dropbox'

mode=0o40700 uid=501 gid=20

parent mode=0o40755 uid=501 gid=20

sys_executable: '/Applications/Dropbox.app/Contents/MacOS/Dropbox'

real_path='/Applications/Dropbox.app/Contents/MacOS/Dropbox'

mode=0o100755 uid=501 gid=20

parent mode=0o40755 uid=501 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/s0/dkf53_0161vf46mxbv733slr0000gn/T'

real_path='/private/var/folders/s0/dkf53_0161vf46mxbv733slr0000gn/T'

mode=0o40700 uid=501 gid=20

parent mode=0o40755 uid=501 gid=20

Traceback (most recent call last):

File "dropbox/client/main.pyc", line 838, in wrapper

File "dropbox/client/main.pyc", line 6619, in finish_dropbox_boot

File "dropbox/client/message_queue.pyc", line 313, in _wrapped

File "dropbox/client/main.pyc", line 6167, in _init_components_for_account

File "dropbox/client/main.pyc", line 6091, in create_sync_engine

File "dropbox/sync_engine_boundary/factory.pyc", line 218, in make_sync_engine

File "dropbox/sync_engine/nucleus/classic_client/sync_engine.pyc", line 268, in __init__

File "dropbox/sync_engine/nucleus/classic_client/modern_client/modern_client.pyc", line 250, in __init__

File "dropbox/sync_engine/nucleus/classic_client/modern_client/base.pyc", line 202, in __init__

File "dropbox/sync_engine/nucleus/classic_client/thin_adapter/in_proc.pyc", line 217, in __init__

File "dropbox/sync_engine/nucleus/classic_client/thin_adapter/in_proc.pyc", line 529, in _init_new_engine_locked

File "dropbox/sync_engine/nucleus/thin_client/client.pyc", line 133, in __init__

File "desktop/extensions/nucleus/nucleus_python.pyx", line 76, in nucleus_python.NucleusSyncEngine.__cinit__

nucleus_python.SyncEngineError: "Initializing engine |>> Initializing filesystem |>> Attempting to register icons |>> Reading existing xattr |>> fgetxattr syscall: determined size |>> Permission denied"


iMac Line (2012 and Later)

Posted on Feb 11, 2022 8:26 AM

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Feb 11, 2022 8:42 AM in response to PereMcGuire

PereMcGuire wrote:

Since installing 12.2.1, Dropbox will not run. This is the information I get from the application:



The current stable release of the Monterey is macOS 12.2


I do see Label: macOS Monterey 12.2.1-21D62

Title: macOS Monterey 12.2.1, Version: 12.2.1, Size: 1018006K, Recommended: YES, Action: restart,


About the security content of macOS Monterey 12.2.1 - Apple ...



I would refer to your third party—

Contact Dropbox support


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