You might see that the Dropbox Community team have been busy working on some major updates to the Community itself! So, here is some info on what’s changed, what’s staying the same and what you can expect from the Dropbox Community overall.

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Giulio
New member | Level 2
3 months ago

In the future, will the update to the version with File Provider be mandatory on Mac OS?

  Hello , I would like to know if in the future an update to the Dropbox version with File Provider will be mandatory for all MAC OS users. Can you confirm that with the version with File Provide...
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  • Jay's avatar
    Jay
    2 months ago

    Hi giulio, thanks for messaging the Community.

     

    Generally, the File Provider upgrade would follow the requirements of the Mac OS specifications.

     

    Regarding the option for external drives, this is already possible if you meet these requirements.

     

    If you have any further queries, feel free to message back.

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Jay
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Hi giulio, thanks for messaging the Community.

 

Generally, the File Provider upgrade would follow the requirements of the Mac OS specifications.

 

Regarding the option for external drives, this is already possible if you meet these requirements.

 

If you have any further queries, feel free to message back.

Giulio 's avatar
Giulio
New member | Level 2
2 months ago

Thank you Jay, Your response was very clear and comprehensive.

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