Dropbox in 10.6.8 in 2022(soon 2023)

[bunnspecial]

I mostly use 10.6.8 offline these days, but found myself yesterday where I needed to get a bunch of files off of one of them. These files were ultimately intended for Dropbox. It's not infrequent too that I will generate a new file that it would be a lot easier to just start there.

I use to be ale to find a round-a-bout way to get Dropbox working. Heck, IIRC up until 2016 or 2017 or so the desktop app worked without issue.

Now, I'm stuck. Even trying to access it on the web leaves me with errors about my browser(Firefox, Artic Fox, etc) being too old.

Does anyone have a way of accessing Dropbox in 2022?

 

[eyoungren]

I mostly use 10.6.8 offline these days, but found myself yesterday where I needed to get a bunch of files off of one of them. These files were ultimately intended for Dropbox. It's not infrequent too that I will generate a new file that it would be a lot easier to just start there.

I use to be ale to find a round-a-bout way to get Dropbox working. Heck, IIRC up until 2016 or 2017 or so the desktop app worked without issue.

Now, I'm stuck. Even trying to access it on the web leaves me with errors about my browser(Firefox, Artic Fox, etc) being too old.

Does anyone have a way of accessing Dropbox in 2022?

Bunn, the same way I originally suggested in the old PowerPC subforum thread.

On a Mac or PC that CAN use Dropbox natively, share the Dropbox folder. This is going to mean you need to leave that Mac/PC on.

On your SL Mac, connect to that share. Create an alias to it wherever you'd normally keep the Dropbox folder on this Mac. You could also put the subfolders inside your window sidebars if you want.

Then just use it as normal. Anything created here or elsewhere will show in Dropbox and be accessible by the SL Mac.