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new dropbox menu should not switch spaces on mac
On Mac Sonoma, the new dropbox menu (pop-down from menu bar icon) switches spaces when invoked. This behavior makes it nearly unusable since it requires the user to manually switch back to the space that was loaded when they invoked the menu, causing the menu to disappear in the process. The legacy dropbox menu does not have this problem (it opens and stays open on whatever space the user is currently on).
Enable create and rename folders/files on MacOS Dropbox application for admin users
After a recent dropbox update, at the top level, admin users are unable to create and rename files on their desktop dropbox application for Mac users (OS version: Sequoia 15.3.2). This slight change has made it more of a hassle to use the desktop app, it makes it appear obsolete to be honest. My team needs a number of folders to created frequently as we get new cases quite frequently. After the new update, as the admin user, I have to navigate to my web browser in order to create a folder and then come back to my desktop app to add all the relevant documents into that folder. If I make a mistake in the name of the folder, I can't change the name of the folder I have to go back to web browser, find the folder and then change it from there. It is such that even as an admin user on my computer, when I go to unlock the folder at the top level to give me read and write access, it automatically switches back as it is something that has been enabled from the software and not the user end. I could see the justification for having this restriction for non-admin users but for admin users whose job description requires the creation and modification of top level files, it has added an additional step in work flow that is cumbersome. In the past, all these could be done directly from the desktop app. I would like to request that the feature be put back as it was. The new change is not user friendly at all.
Inaccurate local directory size display in MacOS Finder
I'd like to request better file size tracking for files within File Provider API. In MacOS Finder, all directory and file sizes now list the full size of the contents regardless of their local status. I'd like to be able to see either the on-disk or uploaded file size. For instance, if only some of the subdirectories in a folder are online-only, the "cloud vs check" icon status in Finder is not sufficient to tell you if the directory is taking up space. On the web site, General settings there is a switch labeled "Online-only files on Mac: This displays online-only file sizes in Mac Finder as zero bytes so you can easily review which files are taking up hard drive space." Unfortunately, this switch does not actually do what it says, and the switch setting does not control the file and directory size listings on the Mac. For me, at least, all files and all directories are listed as their uploaded size all the time. I would recommend either removing the switch, providing the functionality (obviously my preference), or indicating the conditions in which the switch has an effect.