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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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Dropbox folks - this is not a feature request this is making sure Dropbox works properly and most efficiently with Apples new line of laptops.
how could this not be a priority for you.
please respond.
thanksI've been a customer for over 13 years, I've patiently waited for native M1 with more appropriate battery and memory utilization for a background application... that patience is running out. At this point I'm moving to sync or onedrive as both have native M1 support.
User since 2009.
Thanks for finally giving me the last push to "drop" Dropbox after all these years. Sayonara!
I just got notified that Dropbox (via Emma ) has changed the status to of this request to "In Review".
So after more than a year, all it took was a ton of up votes in a 24 hour period to get them to notice this...or their PR team saw the web posting on this and is forcing the sleeping community management and development teams to take notice. SMH.
As a 10-year Dropbox subscriber, I support this request. Bring Dropbox to M1 Macs natively, please.
Yes - Native support is a must. I will start my shopping for other providers if native support isn't provided within a reasonable timeframe.
A native Apple Silicon version of Dropbox should have been available since the launch of the M1, this is ridiculous and will make me consider other options.
And I’ve been a loyal, paying Dropbox user since the service launched. Smells of corporate greed and narrow mindedness.
Nonsense that we as users have to vote to make a paid service work properly. Box and Google Drive work natively. I am receiving my first M1 computer this week. I will be cancelling the service if the battery life is unacceptable with Dropbox running in Rosetta.
It's hard to believe that Dropbox is satisfied with the status quo. Apple silicone is here to stay, and needs native support, as will Windows ARM. Otherwise, consumers will eventually be forced to drop Dropbox.
I guess I will switch to Box. They just updated their app to fully support the M1.
