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Matthew S.'s avatar
Matthew S.
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10 years ago

End of support for OS X 10.4 and 10.5

Why pull support and remove functionality? Why not just drop support -- just stop updating the app but still allow basic functionality? There are still a lot of legacy machines that are still in use ...
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ronald b.'s avatar
ronald b.
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dropbox not working on my computer anymore and I have no possibity for an update to a newer system. Big, big problem. Dropbox should bring back its services to customers with older computers / systems (eg. OS 10.5.8).
Dropbox wants to be a smart digital service, I think. There must be smart solution for this problem?
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Robert S.'s avatar
Robert S.
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10 years ago

I'm afraid the bottom line is that there must inevitably come a point where it's simply no longer a viable proposition to continue supporting an obsolete operating system. In the case of OS X 10.4/10.5, for sound technical reasons, that point has now been reached.

Please see: https://www.dropbox.com/help/8058

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