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wwmiller3
Helpful | Level 6
4 years ago

Dropbox Apple Silicon (M1) install

Hi,   I recently purchased a MacBook Pro 13" with the M1 processor and I cannot seem to get a native install of Dropbox for this chipset. From searching the community, it seems like M1 support sh...
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  • Emmet's avatar
    Emmet
    3 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.

wwmiller3's avatar
wwmiller3
Helpful | Level 6

I get the same notice to install Rosetta. Maybe this is a problem with the installer vs the Dropbox app, but how to tell?

wwmiller3's avatar
wwmiller3
Helpful | Level 6
4 years ago

I looks like you can use Get Info an an app via the Finder to see if it is Intel or Universal (M1). I did so for the 117 build recommended, and it says it is an Intel app. Does or does not Dropbox have a Universal version of the app native to Apple silicon? It does not seem so...

  • Mark's avatar
    Mark
    Icon for Super User II rankSuper User II
    4 years ago

    No, I dont think it has any native apps as yet - the web pages certainly do not list native ones. 

    • Charl B.'s avatar
      Charl B.
      Helpful | Level 6
      4 years ago

      My entry-level M1 MacBook Air was delivered today.

      One of the first things I do on a new machine is to install dropbox. I was crestfallen to learn that there is no native M1 port yet.

      On this 8GB machine, Dropbox v117.4.378 is by far the heaviest RAM user: According to Activity Monitor, it's currently using just over 2GB !

      I can understand that such a port is not a straight-forward undertaking, but could someone from Dropbox perhaps supply information on when such a thing might become available for testing?

      • Daphne's avatar
        Daphne
        Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff
        4 years ago
        Hey Charl B.!

        At the moment, we don't have any info on this to share, but thank you for sharing your interest in this.

        If there are any updates, we'll make sure to keep you posted - thanks!

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