

(The Advanced button lets you exclude sub-folders rather than just top-level folders.)Īlso important in the new release is improved performance, with Dropbox re-architecting the client-side sync engine to reduce response time and resource consumption-memory usage has dropped by up to 50 percent in this release-and to scale to millions of files. With Dropbox 1.0.10, the folks at Dropbox have added Selective Sync, which enables you to choose which folders are downloaded to which computers, so you can keep home and work files separate, for instance, or prevent a large folder from taking up space on your MacBook Air’s small SSD. To determine what version you have, hover the cursor over the little blue Dropbox icon in the menu bar a yellow tooltip reports the version and update status.īut you’re going to want to update. So, you may need to download and install the update manually. (We rely heavily on Dropbox for Take Control, with authors and editors working on files in Dropbox so everyone always has the latest version of in-progress files without the need for manually copying or sending via email.)Īnd although auto-update is listed as a feature of the previous version 0.7.110, either it’s not working perfectly, or Dropbox hasn’t yet pushed the update to the recently released version 1.0.10, which is a major update. Of all the software that makes sense to update automatically, Dropbox is high on the list, given the way the application works silently (unless you have it Growling its changes) in the background to synchronize the contents of your Dropbox folder with those with whom you share it. #1631: iOS 16.0.3 and watchOS 9.0.2, roller coasters trigger Crash Detection, Medications in iOS 16, watchOS 9 Low Power Mode.#1632: Apple Card Savings accounts, SOS in the iPhone status bar, Tab Wrangler, Focus in iOS 16.#1633: macOS 13 Ventura and other OS updates, 10th-gen iPad, M2 iPad Pro, 3rd-gen Apple TV 4K, Apple services price hikes.#1634: New Messages features, Apple Q4 2022 results, Preview drops PostScript, iOS/iPadOS 15.7.1, Dvorak on iPhone and iPad.#1635: Adobe/Pantone quarrel, does Matter matter yet?, OneWorld 65W international charger, corral your email with SaneBox, e3 Software sponsoring TidBITS.
