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.

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Anna R.5
Helpful | Level 6
3 years ago

Dropbox support for macOS 12.3

So I'm referring to https://help.dropbox.com/installs-integrations/desktop/macos-12-monterey-support Does this mean it will be 100% safe to upgrade to macOS 12.3 as long as I keep Smart sync to Loc...
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  • Mark's avatar
    Mark
    3 years ago

    You can never ever say its 100% safe - simply because you'd be using a Beta OS and also a Beta version of Dropbox. However, it should work well, but, be cautious of the fact it is beta at all levels. 

     

    I know previously at last minute notice Apple have changed how stuff worked in beta versions meaning stuff which used to work no longer did when updated to the next release so thats also something to be aware of. 

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kalysince83
New member | Level 2

Hi there, 

I'm on Mac Ventura 13.4.1.

I can only ever access the Dropbox Beta app through the icon in my menu bar. The dropbox app just opens my finder folder. The app from the menu bar said I needed to update, so I did. After it updated, it started to move ALL of the contents of my dropbox folder to a new location. It said it would take an hour and sync in the background. I'm hours in and it says it has 51,000 files to go. I'm exceptionally nervous about what's happening here. I updated the app because I was trying to set up an external hard drive, but was running into issues with the hard drive not showing up in Beta. Now my files are being moved and it's gonna take far longer than an hour!

 

I can still see and access all my files when I log into the Dropbox.com, but all of my files that I try to access through dropbox in the sidebar of my finder window have an empty cloud icon and say they're uploading. I can access them, but I'm not sure what's going on. None of them are stored locally, they're all on Dropbox. 

 

Can anyone shed some light on what is happening? Apologies if this is nothing to sweat; data storage & migration is not my forte! 

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Hannah
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2 years ago

Hey kalysince83, thanks for taking the time to post here!

 

Indeed, this is the update to the new Dropbox for macOS app on File Provider.

 

I moved your post to a thread with lots of relevant info and you can also check this article.

 

Let us know if you're having any syncing issues.

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