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Desktop client (macOS) / Smart Sync

1 documented issue affecting Desktop client (macOS) / Smart Sync, most severe first.

2019–2022 (macOS 12.3 deadline)3 sources

High

Apple kills kernel extensions: Dropbox re-architects sync onto File Provider

Apple's deprecation of kernel extensions forced Dropbox to rebuild its macOS sync on Apple's File Provider framework; macOS 12.3 (2022) removed the kext support Dropbox's online-only files relied on, changing behavior and temporarily breaking how third-party apps opened online-only files.

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