Of course, users interested in being the first to receive the new beta version once it becomes available must turn on the option to receive “early releases” in the Dropbox app settings. Your experience on PC devices,, and from the latest iOS and Android apps remains unaffected. For now, you can still double-click to open files in Finder.

That’s because macOS 12.3 no longer supports an old extension used by cloud services, which has also affected Microsoft OneDrive.Ī public beta for full support of macOS will be available in early Q4. For example, it’s no longer possible to open online-only files (placeholders) stored in the cloud. It’s worth noting that it’s still possible to use Dropbox on Macs running macOS Monterey, but the app won’t work as expected. The company asks users experiencing any issues to access Dropbox via a web browser, iOS device, or Windows PC in the meantime. While users are still waiting for an update, Dropbox confirmed today that a new beta app with full support for macOS Monterey will be available later this year.ĭropbox app not working as expected for Mac usersĪ Dropbox representative wrote a comment on the company’s official forum (via MacRumors) to confirm that the Dropbox team is still working on an update for its Mac users with full support for the latest macOS versions.Īccording to the representative, a new public beta of the Dropbox app for macOS will be available “early in Q4,” which suggests that the update will arrive sometime between October and December 2022 for everyone. Earlier this year, Dropbox warned its Mac users about compatibility issues with macOS Monterey 12.3 and later due to some internal system changes.

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