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Sort of. Dropbox does add menu items to the right-click context menu on the Mac, and icons indicating whether a file has been synced or not. But if I understan
by SyneRyder 8y ago
Sort of. Dropbox does add menu items to the right-click context menu on the Mac, and icons indicating whether a file has been synced or not. But if I understand correctly, it does this by installing a kernel extension:
https://blogs.dropbox.com/tech/2016/05/going-deeper-with-project-infinite/ https://blogs.dropbox.com/tech/2016/05/going-deeper-with-pro...
"Traditionally, Dropbox operated entirely in user space as a program just like any other on your machine. With Dropbox Infinite, we’re going deeper: into the kernel—the core of the operating system. With Project Infinite, Dropbox is evolving from a process that passively watches what happens on your local disk to one that actively plays a role in your filesystem."
I think Apple discourages the practice now. There used to be a lot of UI enhancement apps for Mac OS X (called haxies, managed by an app called APE - Application Enhancer). But they were a source of system instability & occasional kernel panics.
- masklinn 8y agoApple added Finder Sync as one of the App Extension types a few versions back: https://developer.apple.com/library/archive/documentation/General/Conceptual/ExtensibilityPG/Finder.html https://developer.apple.com/library/archive/documentation/Ge... The other extension points are Share and the old Services system (both available only through the contextual menu).