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Anna R.5
Helpful | Level 6
4 years ago
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Dropbox support for macOS 12.3

So I'm referring to https://help.dropbox.com/installs-integrations/desktop/macos-12-monterey-support Does this mean it will be 100% safe to upgrade to macOS 12.3 as long as I keep Smart sync to Loc...
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  • Mark's avatar
    Mark
    4 years ago

    You can never ever say its 100% safe - simply because you'd be using a Beta OS and also a Beta version of Dropbox. However, it should work well, but, be cautious of the fact it is beta at all levels. 

     

    I know previously at last minute notice Apple have changed how stuff worked in beta versions meaning stuff which used to work no longer did when updated to the next release so thats also something to be aware of. 

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innermotion
Helpful | Level 5
2 years ago
What can I say but overall it will work ok but with same limitations. FileProvider framework from Apple is far from perfect as well.

I have to support CloudStorage in business settings access OneDrive/Gdrive/Dropbox and overall each one has its quirks. You are only delaying the inevitable which is you will have to move to it.

One of the key complaints is when you have large file counts the sync can stall so keep an eye on that. Large files do not sync as quickly as before and also get used to closing out files more religiously in the Adobe world. Indd and so Ai files can get screwed up but hey nothing new there.

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rfog
Collaborator | Level 9
2 years ago

Since I'm using Synology Drive (you need a Synology NAS), 0 problems. Synology Drive uses Apple FileProvider and I have about 1 M of files, and any change is almost immediately propagated across devices.

  • innermotion's avatar
    innermotion
    Helpful | Level 5
    2 years ago
    We also use Synology as we still have on prem and large data sets, hybrid shares and sync is pretty good.

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