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dbedit
New member | Level 2
2 years ago

Bring LAN sync back on Mac

The new Dropbox for Mac no longer supports LAN sync.  This makes Dropbox nearly useless for any users who need to maintain sync of large files or folders between multiple computers, particularly when...
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Jay's avatar
Jay
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Hi dbedit, we appreciate the feedback on this matter.

 

As you're aware, LAN sync is currently not supported for users on the newer Mac OS version of the Dropbox desktop application.

 

We take all comments into consideration when looking to improve the Dropbox service.

Gavin11's avatar
Gavin11
New member | Level 2
2 years ago

Can Dropbox confirm they're working on this LAN Sync feature for Dropbox client using macOS Apple File Provider?

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