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Jon C.10
Collaborator | Level 8
3 years ago
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Dropbox removing external disk support for Mac users

In case anyone's unaware... if you're a Mac user storing your Dropbox on an external drive, you'll shortly lose that ability.   https://talk.tidbits.com/t/dropbox-drops-support-for-storing-files-...
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  • BenDBX's avatar
    BenDBX
    2 years ago
    Hi Everybody,
     
    We’re excited to share that external drive support for Dropbox for macOS on File Provider is now available for testing as a beta feature. This is available to some users today and will be available to additional users on a rolling basis. In order to be eligible to test this feature, please follow the instructions in this Help Center article. 
     
    Keep in mind that participation in beta programs is subject to the certain terms and conditions. There are certain additional participation requirements:
    • This beta is only available to US-based users
    • You must be on macOS 15 beta
    • You must have an external drive that is APFS formatted and encrypted
     
    Please let me know if you have any further questions!
davidgaw's avatar
davidgaw
Explorer | Level 4
3 years ago

Unfortunately, it sounds like the change is being driven by Apple itself, not by Dropbox, which may mean that all alternative services face a similar limitation. If you continue to use Macs running Ventura or later, you may need to find another way to work or acquire machines with more internal storage (which a cynic might suspect as a reason for Apple to make the change).

Jon C.10's avatar
Jon C.10
Collaborator | Level 8
3 years ago
One drive appear to have made a workaround. Major shame db haven’t. 😕
  • jomarie777's avatar
    jomarie777
    New member | Level 2
    3 years ago

    Could you kindly provide a link with information on how to make One Drive work as an alternative? Would love to find an alternative service but unable to find anything as of yet

    • BringBackExternalStorage's avatar
      BringBackExternalStorage
      New member | Level 2
      3 years ago

      Dropbox, you need to do better than this.  It's a failure on your part not to have communicated this better.  It will cost your customers time, money, and energy to salvage their workflows.  Rolling out an update like this should have been at least a 90 day progression, NOT a next time you restart all your frickin' files will either be offline or crash your 1TB OS HD.  COME ON DB! Make this right and get a workaround.

      • The Dark Knight's avatar
        The Dark Knight
        Helpful | Level 6
        3 years ago

        It's absolutely audacious that Dropbox are still sending out these emails without bothering to tell people where they'll be forced to store this data!

         

         

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