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_robin_
Helpful | Level 6
5 years ago
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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 duplicat...
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  • Emmet's avatar
    Emmet
    4 years ago

    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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tillkrueger
Collaborator | Level 10
4 years ago

In my Dropbox client (v.139.4.4896, macOS 12.1), I am not getting the option to install betas in my Preferences > General settings, anyone else? How to fix this?

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    tillkrueger
    Collaborator | Level 10
    4 years ago

    Nope. That download put my Dropbox client at v.140.3.1928, but still no option to allow beta updates.

    Does anyone have a direct link to the Apple Silicon beta?

     

    ***Never mind! I just realized that v140.3.1928 *is* the Apple Silicon beta...so am I wrong in assuming that when running it, it will automatically consider beta updates, even though that setting is not in the General tab?

    • faebe's avatar
      faebe
      Helpful | Level 6
      4 years ago
      tillkrueger you have to go to the settings of the web interface not to that of the client. General → early releases.
      • tillkrueger's avatar
        tillkrueger
        Collaborator | Level 10
        4 years ago

        faebe Ah, thanks!

    • Jay's avatar
      Jay
      Icon for Dropbox Community Moderator rankDropbox Community Moderator
      4 years ago
      Hi everyone, if you're interested in installing the beta for the Apple silicon (M1) version of the Dropbox desktop application, these are the steps you need to follow:
       
      1. Visit your account settings on the Dropbox site.
      2. Enable the option for Early Releases
      3. Install the beta client for Mac
      4. For good measure, I would also recommend rebooting your device once the installation is complete

      If you need any further assistance, please let me know!
      • Pokapix's avatar
        Pokapix
        Helpful | Level 6
        4 years ago

        How is the experience running beta version of dropbox on M1? – want to try it, but currently working on projects which won't let me test the waters, in case things go wrong 🙂 

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