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Apple Silicon (M1) Desktop Sync Compatibility
Please can you upgrade the Dropbox app so that it works natively on Apple Silicon Macs (M1) without Rosetta.
Rosetta is not an option as it annihilates the battery.
This may be a duplicate of the below idea however that started for ARM processors in general and you haven't looked at it in 6 years so starting an Apple specific idea in the hope you see it.
There are also lots of comments on this thread to help support the case for demand:
Hi all,
Native Apple silicon support is now fully available. All users with Apple silicon devices will receive the native version of Dropbox automatically. If you would like to update your device manually, you can do so by clicking on the latest Stable Build and downloading the Offline Installer (Apple Silicon) file. For more information, visit the Dropbox Help Center.If you need assistance with anything else, please feel free to create a new thread and our community team will be happy to assist.
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It seems I have the native version, but I still see one Intel process. Why would this be?
Michael C.143 Perhaps there were vestiges of the Intel version remained when you were updated? I would use something like App Cleaner and Uninstaller to do a complete uninstallation and then reinstall the latest (non-beta) version via the Dropbox website.
Dumb question but did you reboot? That seems like a stuck process that's hanging out but using no CPU time.
That should be stated as follows: Apple supports your archaic legacy Intel binaries via Rosetta. Apple has it. Not you, You took no action.
But even if Rosetta is a remarkable piece of software engineering (done by Apple, not you), you would know if you had even the least idea that your bloated software uses more resources than a virtual machine.Apple supports everything; you don't.
Maybe there were still traces of the Intel version when you updated? I would completely uninstall everything using a programme like App Cleaner and Uninstaller, then reinstall the most recent (non-beta) version via the Dropbox website.
