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Request regarding MacOS X 10.10 (Yosemite) & 10.11 (El Capitan)
I just received a notice that dropbox will cease support for OS 10.10 and 10.11.
The notice, giving it the most leeway i can, indicated that i should consider upgrading my OS or use a web brows...
Hi justmeinNJ & Chern - thanks for dropping by our Community to share your feedback on this.
As you probably know, as of October 17th 2022, the Dropbox desktop app will no longer work on any Mac device running OS X 10.11 or older.
If you do not wish to or cannot update your operating system, all your files will still be available through other compatible computers with supported operating systems, through supported mobile devices, and on the Dropbox website. However, on October 17th, 2022, devices running Mac OS X 10.11 or older will no longer be able to log in and access content through the Dropbox desktop app.
Kindly note that we regularly release new versions of the Dropbox desktop app with additional features, better performance, and security enhancements and these are not always compatible with older systems.
Apple stopped providing security updates to OS X 10.10 and OS X 10.11 in 2017 and 2018 respectively.
We are ending our support of the Dropbox desktop app for these operating systems to keep our product offerings in-line.
Let me know if you have anything else to add or ask.
They could have just kept existing 10.11 users on a version of "Dropbox lite" for what it's worth, and increase the price of newer versions and earn more.
I have two Macs⊠one running 10.10 (mid 2009 MacBook Pro) and one running 10.11 (LATE 2009 iMac). When you check for updates on the machines, it says no updates available. However, I checked here: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211683 and the list showed that my LATE 2009 iMac would run 10.12 AND 10.13. The 10.12 download wouldnât work but 10.13 did and my iMac is now running on that, High Sierra. All being well, the iMac will sync after the 17th Oct.
The Dropbox files on my MacBook are now being bypassed when I work by linking both machines over the network so that the only Dropbox files being used are the ones on the iMac. The downside is that Adobe CS5 apps donât run on the Mac now but I can do all that work on the MacBook. Iâm retired so no longer need to take the MacBook walk-about.
Just wanted to let people know about the Apple support list as there may be others whose machines CAN be updated even though their system says they canât. DO CHECK that software will continue to run if machines are updated though.
Interesting that my 2009 might upgrade to a later version. Thank you - it will at least buy me a year or two.
But i have a pair of very productive Macbook Pro 15" machines that cannot be upgraded past Sierra (for non processor reasons I'll stay out of...)
So the basic issue, for me, is that dropbox ought to support older version longer in general. Macs, unlike cheapo $400 PCs are not disposable.
- Emarjay I don't see where you can find out what OS your old model Mac can handle. I appreciate the link with all the older OS. I never knew you could Access those!
If you want to push your older Mac hardware past its supported range as set by Apple it is quite easy to do with some patches that a developer made when he was in similar situation though he no longer supports/updates. This work fine on a very old MacBook Pro 6,2 2010 of mine, though it is slow on a rotating disk it runs Catalina 10.15.7 and has been through at least one macOS updates as a test machine (very occasional use by me) to see/check how my key working tools are in that environment. Font tools, Adobe, dtrace etc etc...
Read up about the patchers at dosdude1.com
Best tried on a spare machine and have an escape /restore route, in case đ
There are a few how to guides out there at fixit.com and the like...
To find the max os for my Mac, I think I searched Google for "What is maximum os my late 2009 Mac will run?" which gives links to info. You are not wanting to UPDATE your OS, you need to UPGRADE the OS. That seems to be why the Mac itself may say "No updates availableâ.
