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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...
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.
The "old" Dropbox is working just fine on my M1 Air and M1 Minis on 13.2.1 - My 10.15.7 Mac Pro has Dropbox on an external drive.
Does anyone know when I'll *HAVE* to update? Can I ignore the notification forever since sync is fine across all platforms (including Windows)?
I've forgotten more than Dropbox seems to know about "fixing what isn't broken."
cbonargent I am running 13.4.1 on the M1 Mini and M1 Air with the "old" Dropbox. That badge and pop-up has been there since last time I posted in the thread and things are fine. I'm running 10.15.7 on an Intel 4790k desktop machine that has Dropbox on an internal HDD separate from the macOS drive and it's also fine.
So, your question - and mine - still stands: How much longer are we going to be able to get away with this?
My selective sync'd Dropboxes are fine hanging out where they are on the M1 machines (on the boot/OS drive). It would be a minor annoyance if paths changed because I do Hazel and some light/sane symlinking for convenience. The big problem is if "updating" is going to break Dropbox on my Catalina rig. That one cannot go back onto the boot drive.
Edit: I completely understand it's inadvisable to have such an old OS like 10.15.7 "on the internet." It isn't most of the time. It's a DAW, and I simply refuse to eat Apple's internal storage prices just to have all of my Dropbox available offline on the boot drive. Even a new Mac Studio or whatever would still be largely offline for me - that's not the problem - the problem is that Dropbox "has" to be on the boot drive according to this post. Except it doesn't... yet??
- We also use Synology as we still have on prem and large data sets, hybrid shares and sync is pretty good.
So question for the people still using the old Dropbox (non File-provider version) with OS 13
I'm currently on OS 12.6 on two Macs using this version. I have been dealing with the limitations of not being able to open online-only files directly through an app, by just making them local before I work on them. Little bit of a hassle, but I can deal. Most of my everyday files are local on both machines anyway.
But I was about to take the plunge and upgrade both machines to the current OS (13.5) today, and trying to understand the File Provider version better, and see I'm getting is message:
"You are not eligible for the updated Dropbox for macOS on file provider at this time. Your Dropbox folder contains some file types that are not supported"
Really can't figure out what files these might be.
So not sure what do do now. Do I go ahead and update to the latest OS and see what happens, or should I figure out what these files are, and try to do the File Provider update first?
If I upgrade OS without upgrading to File Provider, will things keep working as they have been, or are there likely to be further complications? I'd really prefer to keep working with the workarounds I have now, than to deal with the Dropbox folder moving, and having to relink everything. My files are mostly Adobe files with a lot of links to other Adobe files.
Really need to get current on the latest OS, which I haven't done in over a year just because of Dropbox?
- 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. 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.
