Why is the Dropbox Desktop App no longer available?

[thecandidate]

The dropbox desktop app had such a great user interface and was a good workflow for our team.. unfortunately as of 17 Jan 2022, it has been dropped.. I wonder why this change was made, and i'm just hoping the application is being improved instead of being killed.

What we enjoyed out of the desktop app was the ability to pin specific files to the main dropbox for quick access, which everyone was able to identify quickly. with the Finder app, it was hard to see pinned items, and with the website, its a redundant process – requiring lots of extra steps – having to open up the website to identify the folder before pinning them. the website does not give as much visual cues as the desktop app previously had. 

Please, dropbox, #bringitback! 

[PaigeHoffman2011]

I absolutely loved the desktop Dropbox app. It was way more user friendly than it is in File Explorer. The little taskbar Dropbox has absolutely no use whatsoever. I am so frustrated that Dropbox just decided to remove this. The way the app was setup I was able to edit my files so much faster than I can now in File Explorer plus it had useful features that File Explorer just doesn't have. Dropbox instead of improving and moving forward has taken a huge step back. This has really hurt my efficiency and time management when it comes to editing files. I will have to explore other options if Dropbox doesn't bring back the desktop version soon.

[Kim12]

Seems like it's time to find another service. Hate to do it as I've used Dropbox practically since it started up, but the online version sucks and I don't always have internet (travel a lot) so it seems Dropbox will no longer work for me or my business. Too bad they screwed up a good thing!

[Rich]

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@Kim12 wrote:

... it seems Dropbox will no longer work for me or my business. Too bad they screwed up a good thing!

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How will it no longer work for you? The Dropbox application that handles syncing to your computer still exists and always has. It's just one feature of the app that was removed (the built-in file manager). Other than that, the app is the same as you've been using since it started up.

[NBAlex]

This functionality was extremely useful as you can immediately browse files via the desktop tool and open files in their native app. (e.g find a PSD, double-click it, and it opens in photoshop, etc). For some bizarre reason, this functionality was removed this year, and judging by the threads about it, nobody has been happy with the removal of it.  If I wanted to open a file in explorer, as I sometimes do, I will simply select that option. 

Please return the functionality. It is extremely useful when handling folders containing thousands of files.

[Walter]

Hey @talhaZafar, could you clarify to which interface you're referring exactly? 

Are you referring to the desktop app that was deprecated back in January?