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Change logs

This portal houses the list of changes between versions of Dropbox. It includes every release we make (including the 'experimental' forum releases). Logs are listed by version and build name where applicable. You can always get the latest official build at: https://www.getdropbox.com/install

Official Builds

0.6.570 * Added better handling in event of an upload server failure * Fixed small bug in OS X auto update code

0.6.567 - Ongoing~~ Господа. пожалуста не забудьте вписать улучшения новой версии дропбокса!

0.6.556 (released 29 Aug 2009) Windows OS X Linux 64-bit Linux 32-bit

Bug fixes.
Stability and performance improvements.
Windows non-admin install support.
Better support for Windows 7/Snow Leopard.

0.6.507 (released 8 Apr 2009) Windows OS X Linux 64-bit Linux 32-bit

Workaround for buggy Mac OS X kernel that would cause missing of file events, related to hard links. (Thanks Frank R.!)
New b&w tray icon for Mac OS X.
Dropbox icon added for Linux notification system.
More improvements on startup time.
More minor stability enhancements.
Lots more bugfixes

Experimental Builds

0.6.456 (released 13 Feb 2009 by announcement on the forums) Windows OS X Linux 64-bit Linux 32-bit

Wakeups have been dramatically reduced on Linux and Mac. This means Dropbox consumes less CPU time when it's idle.
Fixed the access denied high CPU usage bug on Windows from build 0.6.455
Visual improvements to the installer tour.
More robust connection code.
Some minor stability fixes.

0.6.455 (released 10 Feb 2009 by announcement on the forums) Windows OS X Linux 64-bit Linux 32-bit

Changed label from 'Up to date' to less confusing 'All files up to date'
A couple more minor stability improvements

0.6.452 (released ? Feb 2009 by announcement on the forums) Windows OS X Linux 64-bit Linux 32-bit

Uploads hanging for some users.
Regression on Linux that cause Dropbox to not sync files in certain symlink configurations.
A couple file synchronization stability fixes.

0.6.448 (released 4 Feb 2009 by announcement on the forums) Windows OS X Linux 64-bit Linux 32-bit

Better automatic uploader / improved bandwidth on Windows.
If your icon overlays weren't working with earlier builds on Mac, this build should fix that.
Some file synchronization stability fixes.
Added compatibility with some early versions of Windows 2000
And lots of other mostly invisible stability fixes.

0.6.438 (released 23 Jan 2009 by announcement on the forums) Windows OS X Linux 64-bit Linux 32-bit

Fixed automatic uploading, should much more accurate.
Tooltips show accurate upload speeds.
Couple of other little things.

0.6.434 (released 22 Jan 2009 by announcement on the forums) Windows OS X Linux 64-bit Linux 32-bit

Much better symlink support on Mac OS X, tell us if you are still running into any problems
New experimental uploader, please let us know if you are getting better upload speeds.
Syncing should be much faster for small files.
Fixes for not syncing pptx/docx files and itunes libraries on the Mac. (Thanks Jeff B, Richard!)
Fixes for some problems that require a restart of Dropbox to get files to sync.
All license requirements should now be met for our linux version.
Lots of other tiny fixes.

0.6.430 (released 17 Dec 2008 by announcement on the forums) Windows OS X Linux 64-bit Linux 32-bit

Symlinks now work much better on Mac OS X
Fixed problem where many users weren't seeing icon overlays on Mac OS X (let us know if they come back)
Errors during synchronization (permission denied, read only filesystem) are more robustly handled.
Upload status should be slightly more accurate.
Fixed regression on Windows that would sometimes cause syncs to fail. (Thanks Chen!)
Fixed bug that would cause some clients with bad folder permissions to download indefinitely.
Potential improvements to upload speed for int'l users (let us know if it helps!)
Potential memory usage improvements (let us know if it helps!)
Updated icon overlays for windows
Lots of other little fixes.

0.6.427 (Painkiller) (released 25 Nov 2008 by announcement on the forums) Windows OS X Linux 64-bit Linux 32-bit

Symlinks now work again on Mac OS X
Fixed a bug surrounding incomplete syncs requiring restarts
Fixed regression in 0.6.425 that causes clients to commit spurious deletes in the case that downloads are interrupted

0.6.425 (Katana-ya) (released 20 Nov 2008 by announcement on the forums) Windows OS X Linux 64-bit Linux 32-bit

Dramatically reduced CPU & Memory usage on Mac OS X for large filesets (>20k files)
Laptop power consumption due to CPU wakeups has also been dramatically reduced. Environmentally friendly Dropbox
You can now unlink your Dropbox from the client (Check your preferences)
A lot more resistant to file system failures during sync.
New icon overlays on Mac OS X
Tray icon tooltip now also shows dropbox status
Build number information moved to preferences menu
Fixed a couple win2k-related install issues
Lots of tiny bug fixes

0.6.416 (The Tomahawk) (released 11 Nov 2008 by announcement on the forums) Windows OS X Linux 64-bit Linux 32-bit

Fix a segmentation fault on linux that was preventing Dropbox from starting for many users
The obligatory and mysterious "more minor bug fixes"

0.6.415 (release date unknown) Windows OS X Linux 64-bit Linux 32-bit

A couple more minor syncing/stability improvements

0.6.414 (release date unknown) Windows OS X Linux 64-bit Linux 32-bit

Fixed bug where dropbox would force a relink on every boot
A couple more minor stability improvements

0.6.410 (release date unknown) Windows OS X Linux 64-bit Linux 32-bit

Syncing large files is now much more reliable.
Better handling of proxy servers (fixes some cases where a Dropbox restart was required to sync).
Tray icon is a lot prettier on Linux machines.
More bug fixes surrounding moving your Dropbox folder.
Various other tiny fixes

0.6.405 (released 22 Oct 2008 by announcement on the forums) Windows OS X Linux 64-bit Linux 32-bit

Much better error handling with corrupted client database.
Fixed DBUS issue on non GNOME Linux installations
Tray status is back to normal
Lots of minor stability improvements

0.6.404 (released 16 Oct 2008 by announcement on the forums) Windows OS X Linux 64-bit Linux 32-bit

Better junction point support in Windows Vista
Fixed various bugs surrounding client status
Better Mac OS X package support
Removed spurious case conflict creations on Linux
Various other bug fixes on Linux
A variety of stability fixes

0.6.384 (released a long time ago by announcement on the forums) Windows OS X Linux 64-bit Linux 32-bit

Last build to allow 100% custom Dropbox folder location.