You might see that the Dropbox Community team have been busy working on some major updates to the Community itself! So, here is some info on what’s changed, what’s staying the same and what you can expect from the Dropbox Community overall.
Forum Discussion
What happens after Windows XP support ends?
I'm not sure I understand how drop box will function or not after doom day in August. My computer is a Windows XP. I cannot afford a new computer at this time. Does the August date mean that I will n...
You can continue to use the website with a supported browser, but the syncing client will cease to work - anything updated on another computer or anything you are sharing through a shared folder will not update on that computer, and any file you add, edit or delete on that computer will not update on the website.
Your only options are to upgrade or to use the website with a compatible browser. Thats it.
The reality of life is that XP is about 15 years old... If it were an automobile it would probably be in a junkyard by now. Chrome has been complaining about not supporting XP for months now, but as long as I can still use it to browse, upload and download with it, where's the problem? Due to this horrible economy, I'm also stuck with XP for the time being, and probably for at least a few years into the future. Complain about that instead... to your congressmen!
Accessing, uploading and downloading files from a browser rather than from the DropBox App is really not a big problem at all. I have no problem with doing it through Chrome and am simply grateful that I have free storage online with DropBox for files that I wish to share with friends which are too large to e-mail. Don't look a gift horse in the mouth... Just appreciate the gift!
