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jasonaspears
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12 months ago
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Ending support for Win 8.1 Pro. I will not be upgrading the os. How do I sync once that happens?

I just noticed DB is ending support for Win 8.1 Pro.  I will not be upgrading my OS. How will I continue to sync files to my DB account. I tried looking for this answer but am missing it. Thanks

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  • Mark's avatar
    Mark
    11 months ago
    jasonaspears wrote:
    So not even through a browser like Firefox??

    You may be able to up and download via the browser (as long as browser versions are still supported), yes. However you wont be able to sync as you do now where it happens automatically - you will need to manually up and download the files that you use or edit

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  • Rich's avatar
    Rich
    Icon for Super User II rankSuper User II
    12 months ago
    jasonaspears wrote:

    I just noticed DB is ending support for Win 8.1 Pro.  I will not be upgrading my OS. How will I continue to sync files to my DB account.

    You won't be able to. Once they officially drop support for Windows 8.1, the Dropbox application will stop working a short time later. Once that happens, you won't be able to sync your files on Windows 8.1.

  • Mark's avatar
    Mark
    Icon for Super User II rankSuper User II
    11 months ago
    jasonaspears wrote:
    So not even through a browser like Firefox??

    You may be able to up and download via the browser (as long as browser versions are still supported), yes. However you wont be able to sync as you do now where it happens automatically - you will need to manually up and download the files that you use or edit

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