Fix: can’t sign in to Box Drive on a Mac

This one annoyed me for longer than I can describe.

The short version: remove Google sign-in from your Box account, set a password, and sign in to Box Drive again. For some reason, that is what works.

What I had already tried:

• Clearing Box’s preferences
• Restarting Box Drive and signing in again
• Making sure Box Drive was up to date

None of it helped — and you don’t need the kernel-based reset or the File Provider extension mode fix that support tends to suggest, either.

I don’t know if this will reach anyone, but give it a try.