End of support for OS X 10.4 and 10.5

My server runs on MacOs 10.4 and I don't want to replace it.
If money is the problem; why not ask "old-system users" a small contribution ?
It's cheaper than replacing a whole system.

Janneke. S. has the answer - ask those who wish to continue with 10.4/10.5 subscribe. The service has value, the lower the offer the more of the users will take it up $19 per annum?

Give SpiderOak 4.8.4 a try guys, I am testing it and it seems to work pretty fine on my Powerbook 12".

Tommaso, I installed SpiderOak 4.8.4 on my Mac PPC G5 (Lion 10.5.8) and it gives this error: "Server error: 400. A newer version of this software is required. The application will exit now." That happens when I try to log in with my SpiderOak account which I had first set up on my Mac Pro running Mavericks using the latest SpiderOak client. Perhaps the 4.8.4 Client knows that it cannot sync with advanced features like the SpiderOak Hive (sync folder). I was so hopeful that SpiderOak would work. Now I must once again beg Dropbox not to drop Desktop Sync functionality for Mac OS X 10.4 and 10.5. I am a paying Dropbox user and am willing to pay 50% more for continuing Mac PPC support. Please drop us another note, Dropbox.

Richard, I remember I had to struggle a little too, uninstalling and reinstalling SpiderOak. But after a while it worked fine on my G4. Your G5 machine should not make any difference. And I never got that error message. Try setting up an account on your G5 first. Then install it on intel machines.

A lot of people around the world still using ppc mac's. Personally, I'm a macbook pro user, BUT my father and my sister are ppc users. If dropbox will stop support them, the same day I'll change to another cloud storage program. I believe that many mac users will do the same...

@super m : The problem with moving to another supplier is that there is no other supplier that supports PPC Macs. Dropbox was the only one and now they will be "drop-boxing" PPC Macs. They say one of the problems is that they need to go to 64-bit addressing to handle all of the files they now serve. And PPC Macs are only 32-bit. But I gotta believe that there is some workaround for PPC Macs to allow them to just take advantage of syncing and maybe linking of files. No other frills. Maybe one last update for PPC Macs that allows them to store the 64-bit address as two 32-bit identifiers in a database. It would be a hack, but it would keep PPC Macs in the game for a few more years.

Add one more Dropbox Pro user with several PPC Macs being synced with Intel Macs and PCs that will be affected with the removal of functionality for 10.5. Please Dropbox, can you reconsider your decision? If not, I will have to reconsider to stop paying for the service...

Muito Boa noite equipa do Dropbox

  Agradeço desde já por  informarem-me que a Dropbox não será mais compatível como os sistemas operacionais OS X 10.4 &10.5, lamentavelmente os equipamentos que detenho da marca Apple, são modelos antigos os quais são dotados de um Processador PowerPC, que não é compatível com as versões mais recentes do OS X, uma vez que estes para funcionarem requer um processador Intel.

  É lamentável que não permitam o acesso a estes Mac's PowerPC aos servidores, uma vez que o acesso ao servidor, não é restringido pelo tipo de arquivo (doc.exe.jpg.ttif.dmg...), mas sim é bloqueado o acesso pelo tipo de sistema operacional.

  Se efectivamente verificar-se que a 18 de Maio de 2015 os Mac's PowerPC com o OS X 10.4 & 10.5 não tem permissão para aceder ao servidores da Dropbox, eliminarei toda a conta da Dropbox. Uma vez que posso aceder a outras plataformas como iCloud, via safari (browser) com a possibilidade de arquivar 5GB de dados, também pelo safari tenho acesso  MeoCloud que me permite arquivar 16 GB de dados, muito superior ao da Dropbox.

  Tenho Dropbox porque é a único que permite-me instalar em Mac's PowerPC, sem ter de abrir o (browser) para fazer um upload de um arquivo. Perdida essa vantagem perante a concorrência, eu simplesmente elimino a conta Dropbox.

Continuações de um óptimo trabalho e com os melhores cumprimentos, e obrigado pela vossa atenção.

Rafael Gomes

Please, don't do that. PowerPC community still exists, my father is still using a PowerPC G5, and he's no looking for a change. Dropbox play a vital role in computer sync, and it would be terrible, if the support is dropped.