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Dropbox StaffBeta Build 143.3.4090
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Hopefully we get some info from Dropbox whether the ~/Dropbox folder itself will ever return on macOS (for M1 Macs.) I believe this is indeed possible, but understood they are still in beta.
The more pressing issue seems to be that the option to pick which folders are stored locally is now gone completely. Nowhere to configure this in the preferences. I keep a lot of files local because (1) I have plenty of drive space, and (2) have scripts and other developer software in the Dropbox that need to be available.
The "Make available offline" menu item in Finder doesn't seem to work all that effectively. Most of my folders still show the little cloud download icon days later, although some report as local, so not sure what is going on.
Again, just a beta, so understood it isn't perfect yet. But curious what is still coming vs. what is forever lost.
Dropbox will probably not return to ~/Dropbox/ just like iCloud documents are not in ~/iCloud/ but hidden away. You could make a link, I suppose. If you look at Google Drive, it has moved to the "Cloud Folder" too.
Also, Selective Sync isn't working because Dropbox waiting too long to implement the APIs that Apple has been telling developers to use for a LONG LONG TIME now.
Given that Dropbox took ~18 months to roll out Apple Silicon-native software, it's no surprise they are behind in other areas, but this seems like no one's fault but Dropbox -- who have done nothing to deserve the "benefit of the doubt" when it comes to macOS.
The big difference between iCloud and Dropbox is that iCloud has never had a ~/iCloud/ directory, but Dropbox has always had ~/Dropbox/. I can't speak to Google Drive because I've been a Dropbox user for almost 13 years.
This isn't just a Dropbox problem. OneDrive has same issue. I think Microsoft said that they have eliminated that option due to how Apple wants the APIs implemented since they deprecated the kernel kexts being used by both Dropbox and OneDrive to implement that option.
Does this build fix the 1073741795 error code on windows?
I have been using the Beta on my M1 Mac Mini (16gb Unified Memory/1tb SSD) and I have not experienced any of these issues. Dropbox has worked normal through finder (I don't use the app to access or manage files). Right clicking brings up all the dropbox options, my dropbox folder works fine, I can store files offline or online just fine and everything syncs well. I have had Zero issues with the apple silicon beta so far on my end.
