After Google, which has officially abandoned Windows XP with the latest version of Chrome browser, Dropbox does the same and announces that, starting with 26 June, its desktop application will no longer work on the 15-year-old operating system .
The program that supports Windows XP will be removed from dropbox resulting in a Windows XP user being unable to link to his or her old account or open a new account.
“On August 29, 2016, the Dropbox desktop application will no longer support Windows XP. After this date you will automatically be signed out of your Dropbox account if you are with computer running Windows XP. You will be able to sign in again once you update your operating system to Windows Vista or later” explains Dröpbox.
Η company she says she's the only one choice that Windows XP customers have is to upgrade to a newer version of Windows, such as Vista, 7, 8, or 10. Their files will not be affected and will remain secure in the cloud.
An alternative for those who have stuck with Windows XP and do not want to change them is to access their accounts via drppbox.com through a browser or mobile device.
Figures so far show that Windows XP is still running on about 10% of all computers worldwide today. This share is constantly decreasing as more Companies withdraw their support.
