If you choose to upgrade or not, files will still sync from one device to another like normal.
Jay, I think this is the core of the comms problem Dropbox has around this update. If this is true, then there is simply no reason to \"upgrade\" to the new version of the app, which provides an inferior experience.
If Apple will at some point forcibly EOL the old version of Dropbox, Dropbox needs to communicate that (along with the expected timeline) to customers. If this change isn't actually required by Apple, but is being pushed by Dropbox for some other reason, then Dropbox needs to own up and clearly communicate that to customers. As it stands, the message you're sending to long-time customers is \"Upgrade to this limited version of our software for no reason. There's no consequence for not doing so except constant vigilance against our suggestions to upgrade.\"
Can you provide a clear explanation of the benefit to Dropbox customers of accepting this upgrade, rather than just staying on the current, working version?
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Jay, I think this is the core of the comms problem Dropbox has around this update. If this is true, then there is simply no reason to \"upgrade\" to the new version of the app, which provides an inferior experience.
If Apple will at some point forcibly EOL the old version of Dropbox, Dropbox needs to communicate that (along with the expected timeline) to customers. If this change isn't actually required by Apple, but is being pushed by Dropbox for some other reason, then Dropbox needs to own up and clearly communicate that to customers. As it stands, the message you're sending to long-time customers is \"Upgrade to this limited version of our software for no reason. There's no consequence for not doing so except constant vigilance against our suggestions to upgrade.\"
Can you provide a clear explanation of the benefit to Dropbox customers of accepting this upgrade, rather than just staying on the current, working version?
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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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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.
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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.
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