Download Dropbox 2.0.8

Version 2.0.8 of Dropbox has been released. Dropbox is an online storage service that makes it possible to synchronize files between different computers. In addition, files and photo albums can be shared with people who don’t have Dropbox accounts. Clients are available for Windows, Linux, OS X, iOS, Android, BlackBerry, and Kindle Fire.

A free account gives access to 2GB of storage, with the option to expand it by introducing new users. For ten, twenty or fifty dollars a month, that’s 100GB, 200GB or 500GB respectively. The main change in version 2.0.0 is a new pop-up screen, which can provide information about important events from the system tray. This does not yet work under Linux, but that is ultimately the intention. Since the introduction of version 2.0.0, the following improvements have been made:

Changes in version 2.0.8

• Fix a bug on Windows where the tray popup is not correctly positioned on multi-monitor setups.
• Fix a bug where quitting Dropbox doesn’t dismiss the tray popup.
• Fix a bug on Mac where Dropbox would steal focus on startup.
• Recently changed files now appear earlier when starting Dropbox.
• User Interface Polish.

Changes in version 2.0.7

• Fix a bug on Windows where accelerator keys are not present in the Dropbox context menu.
• Fix a bug where certain messages indicating time spent were incorrect.
• Fix a bug where opening or closing client is impossible while disconnected.
• Fix a bug on Windows where Dropbox can sometimes fail to display the tray popup.
• Fix a bug where notifications can sometimes be sorted incorrectly.
• Fix a bug on Windows where the tray popup can sometimes appear behind the tray’s expansion window.
• Fix a bug on Windows where the tray popup can sometimes appear behind the tray.
• Fix a bug on Mac causing excessive CPU usage.
• Fix a series of minor errors on Mac causing the tray popup to fail to appear.
• Fix a bug on certain versions of Snow Leopard.
• Fix a bug on Windows XP where the tray popup can sometimes fail to appear.
• Fix a bug on Windows affecting memory usage.

Changes in version 2.0.6

• Translations for Polish, Malay, Indonesian, Russian and Chinese (Traditional and Simplified)

Changes in version 2.0.5

• Small fixes

Changes in version 2.0.4

• Fix a bug on Windows where changing languages ​​or unlinking sometimes doesn’t restart Dropbox.
• Fix a bug on Windows XP where the tray popup would fail to appear.
• Fix a bug in Finder integration where certain files would cause Finder to hang.
• Fix a bug where clicking Share Link didn’t open the sharing dialog.
• Fix a bug on OSX where the popup is not always positioned properly.
• Fix the appearance of the tray popup when Aero is enabled or disabled.
• Provides a workaround for users using screen readers on Windows when the tray popup isn’t usable.
• Disables accelerated compositing for users on 2010 MacBook Pro notebooks (note that this doesn’t fix the core problem, but ensures Dropbox isn’t making worse).
• Fix a bug where composing preferences were affecting other apps than Dropbox.
• Fix a bug where an incorrect system clock renders notifications useless.
• Fix a bug where recently changed files could render incorrectly.
• Fix a bug where the gear menu could cause the client to hang.
• Finder integration improvements.
• Windows shell extension improvements.
• Interface cleanup and polish.
• Other small fixes.

Changes in version 2.0.2

• Fix a bug on Windows where the tray popup isn’t repositioned properly when the screen resolution changes.
• Fix a bug on OSX where the tray popup isn’t repositioned properly when plugging in an external monitor.
• Fix a bug on OSX where the tray popup can sometimes fail to appear.
• Fix a bug on OSX where the popup can fail to appear if the “Hide” option of the “Login Item” is set.
• Fix a bug on Windows where the tray popup can sometimes fail to appear.
• Fix a bug on Windows where pressing Alt-F4 breaks the tray popup until the client is restarted.
• Fix a bug affecting Camera Uploads on Windows.
• Fix a bug where a notification’s time label sometimes contained incorrect information.
• Fix a bug where closing the client can trigger errors.
• Various performance improvements and bug fixes.