Disable automatic updates

stylin19, thanks for the info, but I'm driving a Mac, so there is no task scheduler I can find in the System Prefs or Dropbox prefs that accomplishes the same function.

 

D'oh!

I'm running a Mac as well and know about those files. I chose to use my firewall to keep dropbox from phoning home but when it became apparent dropbox didn't care that so many of us were upset over the way they were doing it I uninstalled to app. Problem solved. :-) You don't need their app to access it anyway so why bother.

It is very unwise of software to update itself to a version that wont run on the operating system its installed on? where is dropbox's OS X version check before upgrading itself? it makes you look very dumb as developers? skype and dropbox both did similar, ie they literally auto updated themselves to new versions which couldn't run on the operating system they were actually installed on? there should be wide compatibility with older versions of OSX, otherwise you maybe forcing users into upgrade nightmare cascade where tons of other more vital software wont run, on new forced upgrades to the operating system. The platform is X86 cpus running under OS X as far as im concerned, code should only stop running when its a different processor hardware architecture / CPU, this … ecosystem apple is building, has a very narrow window of compatibility software wise, there own installed apps only run on very specific version of os x etc, canot be uninstalled and reinstalled, and dropbox it seems is adopting a similarly aggressive approach with bullying users into always updating to newer versions whether want to or not is just another part of the same problem. This does not leave users any options to reject bad software and UI updates by not updating, only by ceasing using products and platforms entirely. speaking as someone whose been using computers continuously since the Apple II, It's clear tech manufacturers and developers are dumbing down the user experience and stealing power from the users control, not that most millenials are even aware enough to recognise this.

 

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