You can now 'star' folders as important so they show up in the left panel (again, like a Slack chat room). It kind of looks like Slack, if Slack was a file manager. a file manager? Instead of the minimal sync app, the Dropbox icon now opens a big, multi-panel, blue and white window showing all your Dropbox files. Recently, though, a number of users on Twitter and at the Ars Orbiting HQ have reported silently being 'upgraded' to this radically different version of Dropbox. The company announced its 'New Desktop Experience' in June, and previously it was opt-in.
Original Post: Hey Dropbox users, how has Dropbox been for you lately? Major changes are coming to the Dropbox desktop app. We apologize for any inconvenience this has caused.' The issue has been resolved, though there might be a short lag for some users to see resolution. Due to an error, some users were accidentally exposed to the new app for a short period of time. 'We recently announced a new desktop app experience that is now currently available in Early Access. Update 4:06pm ET: Dropbox says this was a mistake.
