![]() ![]() Other options we looked at had other difficulties. Why reinvent the wheel if you don’t have to? Google did have an open source project called UpdateEngine which was essentially “Omaha for Mac,” but the last code drop was back in 2008 and it wouldn’t compile cleanly with modern XCode, so we decided not to use it. Usually we like to start projects like this by doing lots of research. Last year, we decided we wanted to do the same for macOS. This project took a while to finish since Omaha is also an installer/meta-installer and we had to rework several of our installation flows to make it all work well. Since Omaha is an out-of-process updater, if we shipped a completely broken client we could still update it. So we decided it was time to move our auto-update mechanism out of the main app.īack in 2014, we accomplished this on Windows by taking Google’s Omaha project and adapting it to our needs. Eliminating these potential failures was crucial to maintain continuity of Dropbox’s value to its users. More importantly, it also meant that small bugs in other parts of the client could affect auto-update. This meant that the client had to be running in order to update itself. Basically, as part of regular file syncing, the server can send down an entry in the metadata that says, “Please update to version X with checksum Y.” The client would then download the file, verify the checksum, open the payload, replace the files on disk, restart the app and boom! It would be running version X. Our auto-update system, as originally designed, was written as a feature of the desktop client. It allows our developers to rapidly innovate, showcase new features to our users, maintain compatibility with server endpoints, and mitigate risk of incompatibilities that may creep in with platform/OS changes. Not Monday yet? Read this list to find more appropriate subreddits for your post.Keeping users on the latest version of the Dropbox desktop app is critical. Memes and tech support posts are only allowed on Mondays (UTC timezone) and they will be removed any other day of the week. ![]() Only post memes and tech support posts on Mondays Although we encourage healthy discussions, rants and low-effort posts that do not contribute positively to the subreddit are not allowed.ġ0. ![]() All posts and answers that can easily be found by searching this subreddit or by using a search engine will be removed at the moderators' discretion. Do not submit reposts, low-effort posts or rants The relevancy of submissions' titles will be judged at the moderator's discretion.ĩ. Irrelevant, sensationalized, or vague titles that have the pure intent of misleading or dramatizing a topic are not allowed. Encouraging or hinting at the use of sellers of grey market keys is not allowed. Do not promote pirated content or grey market keysĭo not post pirated content or promote it in any way. This is not a marketplace subreddit, selling anything is prohibited.ħ. Include as much relevant information as you can in both the modmail and the post. If you want to promote an app or website, you must send us a modmail to request permission. Do not advertise a 3 rd party software without permission Do not engage in blatant trolling or flaming.Ħ. Posts or comments containing or seeking any identifying personal information are also prohibited. Personal attacks, bigotry, fighting words, inappropriate behavior and comments that insult or demean a specific user or group of users are not allowed. Post the full desktop link for articles and news. Do not post Blogspam links or URL shortenersīlogspam, URL shorteners, mobile links, and referral and affiliate links are not allowed. This also includes "grey market" and other activation keys from unauthorized resellers.Ĥ. Advising the use of pirated software (including piracy, activation tools, and bypasses to enable paid features) is prohibited. Not sure what flair to use? Read this list to help you decide.ĭo not purposely distribute viruses or other harmful programs or apps. If we select another flair, don't put the original one back. We are not extremely strict with what flair you pick, but if it's very wrong we will change it. Derailing conversations and threads is not allowed. Just because something is compatible with Windows, doesn't mean this is the subreddit for it. Posts completely unrelated to Microsoft Windows will be removed. Keep the discussion related to Microsoft Windows You may also use r/WindowsHelp or r/TechSupport to get help with your PC.ġ.
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