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PSA: Dropbox for macOS will no longer provide support for external drives

Filipe Espósito Feb 14 2023 - 6:16 pm PT

Dropbox for macOS will no longer provide support for external drives

Mac users who also use Dropbox have been experiencing some issues recently. That’s because Apple killed an old extension used by cloud services with macOS Monterey 12.3 and replaced it with a new API. Dropbox is finally working on a new version of its macOS app that works with this API, but it comes with a downside. Users will no longer be able to store their Dropbox folder on external disks.

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Dropbox users complain about broken AirDrop support on macOS Ventura

Filipe Espósito Jan 18 2023 - 4:19 pm PT

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Multiple users of the popular cloud file platform Dropbox have been complaining about a new bug that causes AirDrop to no longer work for Dropbox files on macOS Ventura. The complaints follow the release of a new update to the Dropbox app for Mac that enables support for macOS Monterey 12.5 and later.

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Dropbox to release new beta app with full macOS Monterey support later this year

Filipe Espósito Aug 11 2022 - 6:51 pm PT

Dropbox beta app with macOS Monterey support

Earlier this year, Dropbox warned its Mac users about compatibility issues with macOS Monterey 12.3 and later due to some internal system changes. While users are still waiting for an update, Dropbox confirmed today that a new beta app with full support for macOS Monterey will be available later this year.

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Dropbox releases official update for its macOS app with M1 support

Filipe Espósito Mar 3 2022 - 6:35 pm PT

Earlier this year, Dropbox announced a new beta version of its macOS app with native support for the Apple Silicon platform. Now the long-awaited update with optimizations for the M1 chip is finally available for all Mac users.

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Dropbox warns Mac users about compatibility issues with future macOS 12 releases

Filipe Espósito Jan 25 2022 - 2:20 pm PT

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Dropbox is still doing the final tweaks to make its macOS app compatible with M1 Macs, but it seems that the company has even more challenges ahead. Some Dropbox users received an email on Tuesday warning them about possible compatibility issues with future releases of macOS Monterey.

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Dropbox releases long-awaited macOS version with native M1 support in beta

Filipe Espósito Jan 12 2022 - 7:19 pm PT

Dropbox was widely criticized by Mac users last year as the company was yet to update its macOS app with native support for the Apple Silicon platform. Luckily, the company has finally released an update for the app that brings full support for the M1 chip.

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Dropbox adds new tools for searching and organizing files

Staff Writer Nov 2 2021 - 7:29 am PT

A week ago, Dropbox got itself in a controversy about supporting M1 Macs natively. The company said it will eventually, but in the meantime, the app just announced today some new tools for searching and organizing files.

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Dropbox M1 support is in testing, but won’t be available until next year [U]

Ben Lovejoy Oct 28 2021 - 4:59 am PT

Latest update: Dropbox says Apple Silicon support in the works – see bottom of piece.

Dropbox M1 support still hasn’t arrived, even after Apple launched its new MacBook Pro models that run on more powerful versions of the chip. ~~Worse, the company claims there isn’t yet enough support for the idea to make it a priority.~~ (This statement was made by a company forum rep who was unaware of the position.)

The Mac app only runs on M1, M1 Pro, and M1 Max machines under Rosetta, which reportedly kills the battery and uses a gig of memory …

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Dropbox offers Mac screen recording as part of remote working updates

Ben Lovejoy Sep 28 2021 - 7:16 am PT

Dropbox offers Mac screen recording

Dropbox is offering its own Windows and Mac screen recording apps as one of three updates to help with remote working.

Although you can already do this with QuickTime or commercial third-party apps, Dropbox says its focus was on creating a free tool that is both powerful and easy to use.

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New Dropbox features reflect blurring between home and work, says company

Ben Lovejoy Jul 20 2021 - 6:59 am PT

Some new Dropbox features announced today reflect the way that the boundaries between home and work have become blurred during the pandemic, says the company …

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Dropbox and LastPass announce changes to their free password managers

Staff Writer Mar 16 2021 - 9:20 am PT

The password manager industry is going through some changes. Dropbox has announced it will launch a free password manager in April, while LastPass’ free offering is changing today.

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Dropbox Spaces gets new collaboration and teamwork features

Filipe Espósito Nov 17 2020 - 2:54 pm PT

Dropbox today announced some important improvements to the Dropbox Spaces platform, which was announced last year and focuses on collaboration and group work. The company says that the new features will assist people who are working at home due to the pandemic.

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Dropbox Family plans arrive with 2TB storage, new ‘Family Room’ feature, more

Michael Potuck Oct 21 2020 - 6:00 am PT

As Apple is about to make its Apple One family friendly bundle plans available this fall, Dropbox is beating it to the punch with new Dropbox Family plans.

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[Now open to all] Dropbox password manager here, but invite-only; uses zero-knowledge encryption

Ben Lovejoy Jun 16 2020 - 6:29 am PT

Update: The app is now available to all. The company also announced two additional new features for home users, and two others for work users, described at the end of the piece.

A Dropbox password manager has been quietly added to the App Store, but it is currently listed as ‘by invite.’ This means that you can download it, but can’t yet activate it. An Android version is also available on the Play store, subject to the same restriction …

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Dropbox beta for macOS adds desktop, documents, and downloads syncing to match iCloud Drive

Bradley Chambers Mar 28 2020 - 6:07 am PT

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One of the key differences between iCloud and Dropbox is that iCloud will sync the native macOS documents folder along with your desktop. I have found the desktop syncing to be highly useful since I have a MacBook Pro at home and one at work along with iOS devices. I love being able to drop a file on the desktop and have it appear everywhere. Until now, Dropbox was limited to syncing its folder, but the latest Dropbox beta shows the company is expanding beyond being a ‘folder that syncs.’
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Dropbox Transfer now available for all customers to share up to 100GB files

Michael Potuck Nov 4 2019 - 11:21 am PT

Dropbox Transfer has left beta and is now available for all customers. The handy feature allows for sharing of very large files up to 100GB in size.

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Dropbox updates its third-party extensions with Gmail, Outlook, WhatsApp, more

Michael Potuck Oct 31 2019 - 9:00 am PT

Dropbox is out today with a solid expansion of its third-party extensions to help customers more easily get work done. New Dropbox App Extensions include Gmail, Microsoft Outlook, WhatsApp, Freshbooks, and more.

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Dropbox iOS app adds 100 GB Dropbox Transfer, undo feature and more

Ben Lovejoy Jul 24 2019 - 6:48 am PT

The latest Dropbox iOS app adds support for Dropbox Transfer, a very handy new beta feature announced earlier this month…

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Dropbox launches new Mac app to unify the experience with iOS and web, new collaborative tools, integrations, more

Michael Potuck Jun 11 2019 - 2:04 pm PT

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Dropbox has released an all-new Mac app today and updated its web and iOS apps to unify and enhance the user experience across all platforms. The update also brings new integrations with third-party software like Slack and improved collaboration features like pinning files, to-dos in folders, and much more.

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Dropbox Paper tables gaining support for images, sorting, to-dos, and more

Michael Potuck Jun 4 2019 - 6:00 am PT

Dropbox Paper is receiving an update today that brings more powerful tables with support for images, to-dos, expanded colors, sorting, and more.

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Dropbox pushing free users toward paid accounts with new three device limit

Michael Potuck Mar 14 2019 - 9:11 am PT

Dropbox has today made a notable change for those using a free account, there is now a three-device limit. However, along with the change there is a bit of good news for existing users.

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Dropbox expands cloud integrations with Klaxoon, Pronto and WeVideo education apps

Michael Potuck Mar 14 2019 - 9:00 am PT

Dropbox has announced today that it has expanded its partnerships with several educational apps. Now the cloud-based storage service is integrated with Klaxoon, Pronto, and WeVideo to offer improved workflows and collaboration for students and teachers.

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Dropbox announces ‘Multi-Team Admin’ feature to improve group collaboration, especially for complex organizations

Michael Potuck Feb 22 2019 - 11:52 am PT

Dropbox announced the latest feature heading for its business customers today during its earnings call. Multi-Team Admin will allow businesses to share admin privileges across multiple Dropbox Business accounts to make collaboration with multiple groups and departments more seamless.

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Dropbox update brings time-based comments with mentions for video and audio files

Michael Potuck Jan 24 2019 - 9:00 am PT

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Dropbox is out with a new feature today that will surely be welcomed by teams who regularly work with video and audio content. The popular file sharing company is rolling out the ability to add time-based comments and @mentions to audio and video files for streamlining collaboration.

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