Dropbox Apple Silicon (M1) install

[wwmiller3]

Hi,

I recently purchased a MacBook Pro 13" with the M1 processor and I cannot seem to get a native install of Dropbox for this chipset. From searching the community, it seems like M1 support should be available in the latest installer. However, trying that plus the latest beta build all ask me to install Rosetta during installation. What am I doing wrong?

Thanks,

Warren

[FidarStrange]

I am considering getting a new M1 MacBook pro. Rosetta is built in within? If I read you well, you need to install rosetta to be able to access dropbox 

[jwlimages]

As for Rosetta, it's my understanding that it's included in the OS (Monterey, in this case). Some apps need it, but I thought the first time you try to open one, it would stop & ask to use it?

Anyway, here's a clue - Photoshop 2021 on my mac has a checkbox in the Get Info dialog for selecting "Open using Rosetta". I enabled it and now Rosetta seems to be available for any app that needs it. Maybe look for an app (doesn't have to be Photoshop) with that checkbox available?

Good luck, and enjoy your new Mac!

John

[hearty1565]

I recently bought a M1 MacBook Air and tried installing drop box but couldn't. After checking whether I could found that dropbox still isn't compatible so now I have to move else where. I had 2 dropboxes and aim to drop both. I can't believe that dropbox has totally ignored the M1 fraternity. Sometime in 2002 just doesn't cut it for me.

Richard Hart former Dropbox user.

[jwlimages]

Hmm, my experience is different. Dropbox runs fine on my 16-in MacBook Pro (M1 Max chip), as well as my older Macs. The only negative is the 3-machine limit (somehow in years past, this didn't apply?).

I did need to get the current Dropbox installer to make sure a silicon-Mac-compatible version got installed on my new MacBook Pro, though.

Give it a try before you give up...

John

[enrvuk]

It should run on an M1 we have it running on an M1 and an M1 pro. It works through Rosetta and is the worst piece of software I regularly use.

[over_promise_over_deliver]

Dropbox works on M1. Problem is that it eats memory. 

[over_promise_over_deliver]

it runs on M1, thats not the issue. It's how it runs that is what the problem is. 

[Michael B.10]

Silicon version has been released to some beta users:

https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Dropbox-desktop-client-builds/Beta-Build-140-3-1852/m-p/568901#M6623

I am one of the lucky ones.

No problem with it so far, but I never had a problem with running in Rosetta either.

[enrvuk]

You never noticed it was the biggest resource hog?

How I wish there was a decent alternative to this shower of **bleep**.

[Michael B.10]

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@enrvuk wrote:

You never noticed it was the biggest resource hog?

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No, and it wasn't for lack of looking.