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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.
Hi Cathy, As an experiment, I just uploaded an Excel file to see it I could edit it from DropBox via my web browser. Unfortunately, no... I thought perhaps it would open with Excel on my computer, but no. I could however, view it. Since you can play Videos and Mp3s directly in DropBox, I suppose they must have a built-in player (one which includes the video codec I use which is pretty cool). The only workaround I can see for dealing with work files is to download the files as required, make the necessary changes and upload them back. Then you still don't need to store them all on your home PC, but then you have the download and upload time. Fortunately, most Excel or Word Files are fairly small. But hey, that's still better than 35 years ago when almost all documents were created on typewriters. I remember doing work drawings with pen and ink. Cut/Copy Paste was literally Cut/Copy Paste, with transparent tape... and typos were fixed with "Correct-Type". One consolation: Microsoft says Windows 10 will be the last version and the only changes will be via updates. I personally find that hard to believe... If PCs go to 128 bits, I don't see how that could possibly work, but maybe the Windows 10 architecture is flexible enough to allow for that kind of hardware change. I've never looked into that. Final thought: If they fully expect you to work at home, they might want to consider providing you the tools to do so (or a pay increase to cover it).
