Dropbox

Understanding the Dropbox Client

Latest Release Notes can be found at dropbox.com/release_notes

Installing the client

Windows

1. Meta Installer pulls another executable to auto start installation
2. Enterprise Installer
   1. Manual Installation (Requires local admin permissions)
   2. Remote Deployment (SCCM/GPO) Maybe PSTools?

Windows Enterprise CLI Installer

/s:
Silent Installation.
Dropbox login prompt will launch upon successful installation.

/nolaunch:
Silent Installation.
No Dropbox login prompt.
Dropbox icon added to Start Menu.

More information about deploying with CLI can be found here The enterprise installer: deploy Dropbox Business for your entire team

macOS

1. Contents are extracted from DMG and manually copied to the Applications folder
2. Manual Installation (Requires local admin permissions)
3. Remote Deployment (Casper Suite, Apple Remote Desktop)

Linux

1. Manual installation (Requires local admin permissions)
2. Standard Installer Package
3. Download and install from Source Code

Client Download

The latest stable build can be downloaded from:

dropbox.com/download
dropbox.com/downloading
dropbox.com/install

Things to note:

• Beta builds are odd-numbered
• The Dropbox website auto-detects the OS and downloads the correct installer

Client Update

Windows - dropboxupdate
macOS - DropboxMacUpdate

• Checks for new versions every hour
• Requires an internet connection and will prompt for a manual upgrade if there hasn't been an update within 7 days