It is, of course, worth noting that Box already makes use of FileProvider, though we don’t know for certain that’s the issue in play here. I’ve come across no warning from Box, or even Google Drive, on this. While OneDrive and Dropbox are certainly the market leaders, a plethora of smaller service providers offer similar systems for specific enterprise markets. One known unknown is the extent to which other online file storage systems might be affected. (Some MDM vendors may already be taking steps to be prepared for this.) They'll need to do so to protect company productivity for businesses that do use the services. For those that do, tech support must be ready to test and approve macOS software updates and any subsequent OneDrive and Dropbox updates when they ship. While the most-locked-down businesses probably won’t permit corporate use of consumer-focused storage services, some will. IT must be ready to vet Dropbox, OneDrive updates The problem is that users will need to ensure they can install any updated versions of either OneDrive or Dropbox once they ship following release of the next macOS Monterey update. This could be an issue for some enterprises who may practice more restrictive app installation regimes. Perhaps this is being overblown. If Dropbox and Microsoft are correct, most business users won’t need to worry too much, as they can continue to download items directly to their Mac to continue to work, and updates should ship relatively fast. What’s curious about this, of course, is that the warning from both online storage providers comes as iCloud users experience multiple errors in that service.This rather suggests Apple is changing something fundamental here, while the secrecy around the operation is bound to create consternation. The issue may relate to mandatory use of the FileProvider framework by services, which Box already supports and Microsoft recently migrated to with OneDrive. This should make for a more Mac-like user experience for online storage apps of this kind, but it seems plausible to anticipate some other changes.Īpple developers can watch the WWDC 2021 video detailing the FileProvider framework.

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