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Logic Pro X projects stored in Dropbox don't show up in "Recent"
Hi all, this is a niche issue and probably not Dropbox's "fault", but thought I'd ask here just in case.
Since I upgraded to the latest version of Dropbox for Mac (which moved the folder locati...
Hallelujah! It's fixed in Logic 10.8!
I have been told that due to Apples new rules, Dropbox must now make everything switch to online only and this is just the future we have to accept, but this is causing problems when working with large video files and audio projects. Re-downloading large video files all the time, and with Logic Pro I can no longer see my recents when I open projects from my dropbox. I keep everything important on dropbox so this is an issue for me.
I am having to check every time I open a project that files are not online only. For example, when a file file is created or added to an existing Logic project that I have switched to offline, it will make the new files online only and cause issues.
The attached screenshot shows what happens when I open a project with multiple files and that have switch to online only without asking me - or at least that is what I assume is the issue. Whenever this happens I just have to hard shutdown my Mac.
I decided to re-download Sync to compare and see if it has the same issue, and it does not. Sync does not make things online only unless you tell it to nor does it have to be saved in a particular place on my Mac.
So my question is, why does Dropbox have to do this but Sync doesn't?
And has anyone had any joy with getting this update to flow well with their work projects? Currently I am thinking about switching away.
Megan
Dropbox Staff
Dropbox StaffHi all, happy Friday!
The latest iterations of MacOS include some significant changes for services like Dropbox when it comes to how our application is allowed to operate on your Mac.
This article goes into more details about these changes and what it means for Dropbox users with MacOS.
As mentioned in that article, certain package files, like those associated with the Photos, Logic Pro, and Final Cut Pro apps are no longer allowed to be stored in locations that sync over cloud-storage services, Dropbox included.
We would love to be able to provide support for syncing these types of files through Dropbox, but in this case these limitations are out of our control directly.
I hope this helps!
Hi Megan!
Thank you for your answer. Just to let you know, although it is not supposed to sync Logic Pro and others' packages, Dropbox does it! If Logic Pro doesn't remember the last project opened if it's located in a Dropbox folder is another thing – it is my case!
So the "no sync" condition is not as bad as it seems.
Thank you very much!
Perhaps I'm blind, but can someone quote me the part in the article where it says Dropbox doesn't support Logic project packages? Because it doesn't say that. I'm starting to think perhaps Megan is a bot
Broken record alert: "Projects" are not "libraries". Libraries indeed are mentioned in the articleRight, Megan's answer isn't accurate. FCPX won't even let you save projects to cloud storage (see screenshot below), whereas as I mentioned in my original post, Logic projects can be saved to iCloud Drive and will show up in Recent if opened from there.
I still think it's more of a general issue with Apple's cloud storage protocols than with Dropbox in particular, because again, projects stored in Google Drive for Desktop have the same issue of not showing up in Recent. But the issue is not, as far as I can tell, that Logic projects can't be stored in the cloud.
- If this is the case, how comes Sync hasn’t made the changes?
It seems Sync doesn't use the Apple File Provider API: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34650987
Unclear whether they will eventually be forced to play ball.
