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Apple Silicon (M1) Desktop Sync Compatibility
Please can you upgrade the Dropbox app so that it works natively on Apple Silicon Macs (M1) without Rosetta.
Rosetta is not an option as it annihilates the battery.
This may be a duplicat...
Hi all,
Native Apple silicon support is now fully available. All users with Apple silicon devices will receive the native version of Dropbox automatically. If you would like to update your device manually, you can do so by clicking on the latest Stable Build and downloading the Offline Installer (Apple Silicon) file. For more information, visit the Dropbox Help Center.If you need assistance with anything else, please feel free to create a new thread and our community team will be happy to assist.
DBXCommunity
Community Manager
Community ManagerUpdate:
Hi everyone,
We’re testing native Apple Silicon support with a limited number of users and plan to open the Beta to all users by the end of the month.
DBXCommunityCommunity Manager
Community ManagerUpdate:
Starting today, native Apple silicon support is available in beta to all users. Users interested in accessing the beta can visit the Dropbox Help Center for more details.
Do I understand correctly that I cannot test the Apple Silicon version on my M1 Macs without exposing my other Macs to beta software? The switch seems to be available only at the user level.
I believe that answer is a yes given the experience I just had with the new Intel version overwriting the M1 beta when I didn't have the toggle switched on because of other Macs in the house. Had installed the beta manually.
- Thoughtless and ignorant of their product managers. Amateurs writing mass market software
In my Dropbox client (v.139.4.4896, macOS 12.1), I am not getting the option to install betas in my Preferences > General settings, anyone else? How to fix this?
Oops, I just discovered a post by Fabio L. on the previous page of posts that links to the latest beta installer, so I imagine it is necessary to install that first:
https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Dropbox-desktop-client-builds/Beta-Build-140-3-1852/td-p/568174Nope. That download put my Dropbox client at v.140.3.1928, but still no option to allow beta updates.
Does anyone have a direct link to the Apple Silicon beta?***Never mind! I just realized that v140.3.1928 *is* the Apple Silicon beta...so am I wrong in assuming that when running it, it will automatically consider beta updates, even though that setting is not in the General tab?
I activated the option to receive betas from day one, but so far no support for the M1 here. I've restarted the app, the machine and nothing. And now, what's the solution?
- Nancy
Dropbox Staff
Hi paulinhobrizola, hope it’s alright to jump in here.
Can you please toggle the setting for the early releases to off and then back on?
After that, try to install the app via our offline installer instead.
Let me know if there’s any difference!It worked out. Now working with Apple M1. Thanks for the quick turnaround! 🙂
- Nate_C
Super User
The beta build has been working great on my M1 Pro! Super excited to finally have native ARM support.
Did I miss somewhere that SmartSync will not work in the betas? Mine certainly doesn't work and I've not been able to see way to fix it.
I am pretty disappointed that we're two generations into Apple Silicon and Dropbox still doesn't have something that is reliable and working.
Certainly works here. I have hundreds of GB as online-only
