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Dibrom's avatar
Dibrom
Helpful | Level 7
4 months ago

The Dropbox desktop application will no longer be supported for Windows 7, 8 and 8.1 on October 22nd

Congratulations Dropbox! You've just put the nail in the coffin of all W7 users who prefer not to be spied on and constantly used for data scraping!   Well done. If the constant scaremonger naggi...
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leo9185's avatar
leo9185
Explorer | Level 4

I hope someone will find a "workaround"-solution for this Dilemma.

Bewildered_Bobby's avatar
Bewildered_Bobby
Collaborator | Level 8
4 months ago

Apparently I am NOT the Lone Ranger who intends to continue running Win 7 despite Dropbox's unfortunate decision to discontinue support soon. It makes no sense to let "the tail wag the dog" by upgrading (?) away from Win 7 to continue using Dropbox. Those folks could help the community by publishing a list of free alternatives that will continue to be supported for Win 7 users who refuse to switch OSes for only one app. Do y'all hear me OK ??

 

Very Bewildered Bob

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