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Why is the Dropbox Desktop App no longer available?
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!
- Hey people, how are you all doing?
First of all, thanks a lot for your thoughts and comments. They surely help a lot to understand what you want on your end.
Keep in mind that Dropbox remains focused on helping our customers stay organized and work more efficiently. With this focus, we’re simplifying your desktop experience with improvements to Windows Explorer, macOS Finder, and the taskbar/menu bar.
Support for the desktop window ends on January 17, 2022.
Don’t worry—we're continuing to support a great desktop app experience for you and your content is still safe with us.
Save, view, share, and access all your files with the Dropbox folder in Windows Explorer, macOS Finder, the taskbar/menu bar, on dropbox.com, and with the latest iOS and Android apps.
If you need me, give me a shout.
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And not getting notifications anymore - using mac
Thank you for your help!!
Yes we agree 100%. This change has killed the flow.
When will the desktop app become available again?
Walter,
Given that Dropbox recognizes it has impacted the way we work, when can we expect to have the desktop app back?
"I would also like to assure you that your content is still safe and in the same location as it is today."
You've taken away one of my favourite part of Dropbox - but I should be happy because at least you didn't randomly move or delete my files?!
It's a new style of modern business 🤣
Is this why I can no longer sync photos to my laptop.
Not sure if anyone's mentioned this already, but you could try Slapdash (https://slapdash.com) to pin your favourite files from across Dropbox using Slapdash's 'Spaces' feature, as a replacement for the Dropbox desktop app's pin functionality
i ONE THOUSAND percent feel your pain. I spend most of my day in Illustrator , and the rest working in the Desktop App where I create files/projects for my team and clients.
The last week has been ABSOLUTE TRASH. I have wasted so many hours searching for where my stuff is.. and how can I collab with clients in a concise/beautiful manner we are used to and pay a lot for.
I've been spending the last 4 hours this evening moving all of my files over to different cloud options that I'm testing ... because after years of loyalty and thousands of dollars, Im breaking up with Dropbox.
I feel silly to be this mad about a freaking app, but y'all have killed my workflow and really screwed things up.
Currently testing Box, JumpShare, Sync & giving Google Drive one more shot too.
