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I am out on an assignment this morning so I would have to postpone the post I was planning to publish today.
More to come later today.
Forget about the workaround, the latest forum build of Dropbox version 1.1.15 is now working in Mac OS X Lion. As a matter of fact, it has been working in Mac OS X Lion since forum build version 1.1.13.
The news came out from Dropbox forums as NDA-honoring Mac Developers are saying nothing about Mac OS X Lion.
From Dropbox forum:
This version causes crashes in the latests developer preview of Lion. If you are using a developer preview we advise against running this version. We’re working on a solution. Thanks.
Previously, Dropbox can be used with Mac OS X Lion Developer Preview (1) by changing the CFBundleVersion to 2.0. Apple Engineers warned that Mac OS X Lion blocked Dropbox from running due to some technical issue. Even though the modified Dropbox could run on Mac OS X Lion DP, it crashes the Finder.
Dropbox Engineers are aware of this issue.
UPDATE 3 (2011-07-20):
Dropbox 1.1.35 is compatible from OS X Lion.
If you’re feeling a bit adventurous, you can use the “forums build“.
UPDATE 2:
Dropbox Team Member Rian H. posted a reply assuring that the team is working to make Dropbox fully compatible with Mac OS X Lion.
“hey everyone, just wanted to give you all a heads-up that we’ll be working diligently on making dropbox 100% compatible with 10.7 over the next couple of months. stay tuned!”
UPDATE:
Apparently the current version of Dropbox caused the Finder to crash right after login.
Apple Engineers have confirmed this and recommended Developers to wait until the issue is resolved. If you are a registered Apple Developer, head to Apple Developer Forums for the discussion.
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Numbers of users are reporting they found out that Dropbox.app would not work with Mac OS X Lion.
You can’t use this version of the application Dropbox with this version of Mac OS X.
One thread on Dropbox Forums is dedicated to this issue. Dropbox user “Filip S.” came up with a solution:
I’ve figured out a quick fix for this issue. Open Info.plist inside the application bundle, and change “Bundle Version” to 2.0 . Apparently Lion doesn’t allow applications with low bundle versions to run for some reason.
Now Dropbox v.1.0.20 works in Mac OS X Lion.
Dropbox info.plist before the modification:
Dropbox info.plist after the modification:
Dropbox officially hits 1.0 today.
Dropbox is one App/Utility that I always have in all my computers.
You can sign up for Dropbox and get 2 GB of storage. If you need more space, you can always buy more.
Dropbox is available for Mac, Windows, Linux and Mobile OS.
If you’re an iPhone and MobileMe user, get the MobileMe iDisk App update now.
MobileMe is available from Apple for $99.99 (Single User) and $149.99 (Family Pack). Go to Apple Retail Store, and often they will sell you MobileMe on a discounted price.
If you’re want to get MobileMe, get it from Amazon for an everyday discounted price (2010.02.17).
If you’re not a MobileMe user, I recommend Dropbox. Even if you’re not an iPhone user, Dropbox is highly recommended.
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