Dropbox on PPC Sorbet

[mac57mac57]

Hi, I came across a Dropbox app in the PPCAppStore, so I downloaded it and tried it - I make extensive use of Dropbox, and it would be just be too good to be true to have such an app work. I had to try it.

It is not too successful, reporting:

... and that is all. My Quad is most definitely on the net, via both WiFi and Ethernet.

Does anyone know what Dropbox is looking for that would cause it to emit this message, or perhaps any other workarounds, or perhaps even some other program entirely that provided access to Dropbox.

Thanks!

 

[eyoungren]

Hi, I came across a Dropbox app in the PPCAppStore, so I downloaded it and tried it - I make extensive use of Dropbox, and it would be just be too good to be true to have such an app work. I had to try it.

It is not too successful, reporting:

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... and that is all. My Quad is most definitely on the net, via both WiFi and Ethernet.

Does anyone know what Dropbox is looking for that would cause it to emit this message, or perhaps any other workarounds, or perhaps even some other program entirely that provided access to Dropbox.

Thanks!

It could be any number of things, but I'd advise you not to get hopes up.

For about two years after Dropbox dropped support for PowerPC, we had a dev who was able to reverse engineer the app and keep things working. Then the difficulties just got more and more difficult and as this was not a full time job for them, that was it.

All you can really do is share the Dropbox folder (or your root drive) from a Mac or PC that IS capable of using Dropbox.

But for PowerPC. Sadly, it's long done.

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/reconnect-unsupported-leopard-snow-leopard-macs-to-dropbox.1865621/

 

[Forest Expertise]

Hi, I came across a Dropbox app in the PPCAppStore, so I downloaded it and tried it - I make extensive use of Dropbox, and it would be just be too good to be true to have such an app work. I had to try it.

It is not too successful, reporting:

View attachment 2542694
... and that is all. My Quad is most definitely on the net, via both WiFi and Ethernet.

Does anyone know what Dropbox is looking for that would cause it to emit this message, or perhaps any other workarounds, or perhaps even some other program entirely that provided access to Dropbox.

Thanks!

Fileferry should work on 10.5.8 (it does with at least some supported websites on 10.4.11), but you do need PowerPC ports and it will be a pain to set up, though less so on a Quad

 

[barracuda156]

It will be really nice not to use misleading titles.
Is the issue specific to “Sorbet” mod of 10.5.8? No. Is the issue specific to any 10.5.8? No. Is the issue specific to any macOS on powerpc? No.

Issues which are meant to be asking help are rather to have meaningful titles, that increases likelihood of getting meaningful responses.

P. S. Also this unasked-for product placement in every post does not spark joy. Imagine I will start sticking “on Snow Leopard PowerPC” into every post which has nothing specific to do with 10.6 on powerpc, just because that is a system of my choice on this arch.

 

[mac57mac57]

Well @barracuda156, I must respectfully disagree with you.

I believe that the title of the post in question is quite descriptive and is in no way misleading.

The title succinctly indicates to the reader the application being posted about (Dropbox), the software environment it is being run in (Sorbet) and the hardware architecture on which it is being run (PPC). Even the word "on" is important, connecting the app (Dropbox) with the environment (Sorbet on PPC). Every word of the title is descriptive and directly relevant.

The mention of "Sorbet" is not product placement - it is the simple fact of the software environment I run on my G5s. Writing "Sorbet" is a nicely compact and very well understood (in these forums) way of writing "Mac OX X 10.5.9 Sorbet Leopard".

 

[barracuda156]

Well @barracuda156, I must respectfully disagree with you.

I believe that the title of the post in question is quite descriptive and is in no way misleading.

The title succinctly indicates to the reader the application being posted about (Dropbox), the software environment it is being run in (Sorbet) and the hardware architecture on which it is being run (PPC). Even the word "on" is important, connecting the app (Dropbox) with the environment (Sorbet on PPC). Every word of the title is descriptive and directly relevant.

The mention of "Sorbet" is not product placement - it is the simple fact of the software environment I run on my G5s. Writing "Sorbet" is a nicely compact and very well understood (in these forums) way of writing "Mac OX X 10.5.9 Sorbet Leopard".

So you assert that the issue is specific to “Sorbet” Leopard, and on a normal 10.5.8 (powerpc or x86) and 10.6.8 (powerpc or x86) the outcome is different, and the app works?

I did not say the title is a false statement – I totally believe it is factual. Yet, it is misleading, since given details are irrelevant.

P. S. Alternatively, assume for the sake of argument that I have a solution for Dropbox app to work on 10.5.8. Do you want me to stay away from the discussion, since the solution works on my system, which is 10.5.8 release, and, going by the topic title, is irrelevant?

 

[mac57mac57]

Well @barracuda156, continuing this discussion...

I am not asserting anything. I am asking questions and providing relevant details for the question. I did run the Dropbox app, it was run under Sorbet Leopard and all of that software ran on PPC. These are simple facts, not assertions of any causality.

Now as to your hypothetical "sake of argument" paragraph, you do yourself a disservice. You are a denizen of these forums. You know that 10.5.8 and Sorbet are very closely related, and that any solution that works on 10.5.8 is likely to work on 10.5.9... so you know all too well that this would be a solution of interest.

 

[barracuda156]

These are simple facts, not assertions of any causality.

Could be worth specifying a model of Mac which this was tried on, default locale, network configuration in place etc.

you do yourself a disservice

Don’t really get how I hurt myself if I assume that the topic title accurately reflects the problem and avoid spending time on providing a presumably unneeded solution (if the question specifies a modification of 10.5 and not 10.5, it is logical to assume that the issue is specific to the mod), but ok, at this point I am out of arguments.

 

[Certificate of Excellence]

@Dronecatcher uses a free swissdisk online drive to access his stuff on his PPC boxes back to os9 using mac connect on OSX and Goliath on os9. Its not dropbox but is a functional alternative.

 

[barracuda156]

@Dronecatcher uses a free swissdisk online drive to access his stuff on his PPC boxes back to os9 using mac connect on OSX and Goliath on os9. Its not dropbox but is a functional alternative.

Also anything which supports S3 protocol (linode, backblaze etc.) should work.

 

[Dronecatcher]

@Dronecatcher uses a free swissdisk online drive to access his stuff on his PPC boxes back to os9 using mac connect on OSX and Goliath on os9. Its not dropbox but is a functional alternative.

The last time I tried SwissDisk in OS9 it wouldn't connect - either the service was down or more likely it's no longer compatible.

As of today (03/09/25) Goliath and Finder/WebDAV still connect to SwissDisk on Tiger.

Last time I was dabbling, after SwissDisk failed, I used myDrive - which was even working on Windows 98!

@mac57mac57 FYI after you messaged me.

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