It was bound to happen sooner or later. Today, Dropbox blasted emails out to Leopard and Tiger users to let them know that as of May 18, they will be dropping support for these older operating systems.
This is a huge bummer. For one thing, it might mean that I move completely away from Dropbox. I loved having a sync option that worked on all of my computers, from Windows to iOS to new and older Macs. But if my G5 can’t use it (except through its rather less useful web interface), then I may have to look at rolling my own.
I’ll have to do some fresh exploring of this in future blog updates. If you didn’t get the update, here’s the info below.
Hi Nathan,
We noticed that you’re running the Dropbox desktop application (client) on an older operating system (OS X Tiger 10.4 or OS X Leopard 10.5). We’re writing to let you know that as of May 18th, Dropbox will no longer support these older versions of OS X.
Don’t worry – your files and photos aren’t going anywhere! But you’ll need to update your computer to OS X Snow Leopard 10.6 or later to access them through the Dropbox desktop application. Apple’s instructions on how to update your operating system can be found here.
If you don’t want to update your operating system, your files will still be available through the Dropbox website. However, on May 18th you’ll be signed out of your Dropbox account on your computer and the Dropbox desktop application will no longer be accessible.
We apologize for the inconvenience. For more information, please check out our Help Center.
Sincerely,
– The Dropbox Team
Not happy, Dropbox. Not happy at all.
Here are some followup links to add your voice:
Maritn Kukac posted an open letter to Dropbox on his blog.
Many PPC users are posting on the Dropbox forums with their feedback to this decision. Add your voice.
— Nathan