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fssbob
3 years agoCollaborator | Level 10
Re: What happens if I don't update to the new Dropbox for MacOS?
CarloUK: When you say "all the things in the previous version", I'm curious what you're referring to. Not being able to place the Dropbox folder on an external drive is definitely a disadvantage. But other than that, I haven't seen any loss of functionality.
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- CarloUKExplorer | Level 4Well im no expert but I like the current version as its right there in my finder. Available whether i am online or not. Synced to all my other apple devices. Its not hidden in some obscure directory and possibly going to my apple cloud. Plus a lot of my other apple devices have old ios versions so the new dropbox version may cause a bunch of issues i can do without. Ill read up some more. Maybe its time to drop dropbox and go with apple cloud drive. Looks like its the same as the new dropbox roll out
- fssbobCollaborator | Level 10
It's still right there in Finder--now appears under "Locations" in the Sidebar. (If by chance you don't see it, you might need to check "Cloud Storage" in Finder Preferences / Sidebar.)
Still syncs to other devices just like before.
Doesn't do unwanted sync to iCloud.
Since I didn't have my Dropbox folder on an external drive, it's worked fine for me. My biggest problem with the update is the horrible job Dropbox Support has done of providing documentation about it. There are a few settings you have to know how to check and then set, after which everything works fine. But they don't have a document that clearly explains this.
- DBMcNicHelpful | Level 6
My biggest problem is new files are not marked as off-line. I share my account across 2 laptops, 1 desktop, 2 tablets, 1 phone - all Apple. Plus, one folder is shared with my husband's Dropbox account. I have taken the precaution of creating a top level folder called My Dropbox and slowly moved all my other folders under that. They are all marked as available off-line. I hope, based upon what I have read here, that will work the way I need once I am forced into the update via an OS update.
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