But I am finding that even though Obsidian only uses simple text files, switching from one device to the next I am never sure if files have synced. I am trying to use iCloud Drive with Obsidian. If they haven't, I can force Dropbox to update them, and can see how long it is going to take.

With Dropbox, I can clearly see when files have updated. I find that the lack of user controls over iCloud makes it unsuitable for professional work.

ICloud works really well for all my devices. Amongst Mac users, Dropbox has been criticized for being poorly optimized, leading to excessive memory and battery usage. Under General, locate Preferences and toggle on 'Early releases.'ĭropbox faced criticism late last year following confused messaging from the company about whether its client would adopt native Apple silicon support, forcing customers on Apple's latest Macs to use a version of the app built for Intel-based computers.In the top right-hand corner, click your profile picture and go into Settings.On a support page, Dropbox says that users on Apple silicon Macs can expect to receive the newer version within 24 hours after joining the early releases program for their account. Now, all Dropbox users who have enabled 'Early releases' in their account preferences will have access to the native Apple silicon app. Following limited testing of native support, Dropbox's Mac app built for Apple silicon is now available to all beta testers.Įarlier this month, Dropbox began testing native Apple silicon support with a handful of beta testers, promising to expand testing to all beta users before the end of the month.

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