Mac Desktop Release Notes

These are the release notes for the Mac Desktop application.

The cloud drive requires macOS Ventura (version 13) or macOS Sonoma (Version 14). Support for macOS Monterey (version 12) is deprecated. For more information see Mac Desktop Installation.

Improved Compatibility & Issues Resolution for Mac Sonoma OS

Fixed issues with files locking during native Mac preview

Lock actions were sometimes not available in the context menu

Resolved inconsistency in unlocking behavior across different file types

Cleanup of locking behavior related to Adobe InDesign linked assets

MD-252 - Mac Drive no longer generates excessive GET calls to the server.

Mac Drive Web Editing via Office Online - Users can now open files for edit from the Mac cloud drive directly into Microsoft Office Online.
Preview Files Within The Mac Drive - Users can now see thumbnail previews of files within the Mac Drive to more readily identify correct files for open and download.

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• MD-214 - If an existing folder is replaced, then any action within this folder can freeze.
• MD-198 - The Lock/Unlock icon takes too long to appear
• MD-190 - Initializing the MacDrive can get stuck in a bad state
• MD-176 - A folder creation failure may prevent sub items being upload
• MD-175 - Relaunch Indesign Locker on Launch and upgrade
• MD-167 - InDesign Locking feature not locking uncached files
• MD-163 - Opening an InDesign file for the first time does not lock the file.
• MD-109 - Files opened via Finder or Office's 'recents' and 'favorites' are not updated automatically in some circumstances.
• MD-105 - Enable creation of permalink shares in Mac Drive
• MD-89 - Keynote Package File Support
• MD-77 - Sharing - Verification workflow can trigger an error
• MD-71 - Support wen editing via Office Online through drive

• MD-160: Automatic locking of Adobe InDesign files is now supported.
• MD-134: Unable to delete any folder or file from Mac Drive.
• MD-135: The modification time for a file may be incorrectly updated when a new version is uploaded through the Cloud File Manager.
• MD-136: Copying a folder to a folder with the same name but different contents may create file conflicts even when “Replace” is selected.
• MD-137, MD-129: Drive now supports very large files (such as 14 GB)
• MD-140: When moving a folder between providers via the Cloud File Manager the source folder disappears from the drive but target may not show up.
• MD-144, MD-128: An attempt to retry an upload a file that had been successfully uploaded, such as after a network restart, no longer creates a conflict file.
• MD-158: A folder containing subfolders may not be removed from drive if it has been already deleted through the Cloud File Manager.
• MD-112, MD-126: Error handling for file uploads, such as when the Mac goes into sleep, has been improved.
• MD-113: Folders can be stuck in a loading state when the Mac starts up after sleeping.
• MD-114: Network error handling for file uploads has been improved.
• MD-115: In some cases editing Indesign files results in conflict files.
• MD-117, MD-146: The drive no longer slows down when listing folders with hidden subfolders.
• MD-119: An issue uploading a Keynote package due to a folder encoding has been corrected.
• MD-121: Error handling has been improved for files that have been removed from the server.
• MD-122: Cached files may now be evicted by the File Provider to free up space after the drive is restarted.
• MD-123: Resolved an issue where directories temporarily 'disappeared' (due to network errors).
• MD-124: Resolved an issue that caused drives to show as empty.
• MD-139: Saving a file opened on the drive to another directory will no raise a “Resource Deadlock” error.

• MD-25: Premier Pro Files with a + in the file name cannot be relinked in a project.
• MD-86: Accessing via the Favorites Sidebar may not refresh automatically.
• MD-104: Switching to CoreData from User Defaults for File Information / Snapshots / Local Sync
• MD-109: Folders access through “Recents” may not refresh automatically.
• MD-130: Uploading an expanded application folder may fail.
• MD-159: Undoing an event through Finder is not reflected in an undo against the Server.

• [MD-31, MD-32] M-Stream Upload and download is now supported through the Drive. This is transparent to the end user.
• [MD-55, MD-66] The drive now supports offline access. When files/folders are downloaded they can still be accessed when the network is disconnected. Changes will sync automatically when back online.
• [MD-61] IT Administrators can now pre-set the endpoint in the Drive through Plist configuration.
• [MD-84] IT Administrators can now disable the Auto Update feature through Plist configuration.
• [MD-44] The “Open Folder” button is more consistently available on the Settings screen
• [MD-45] Read-Only access to folders is now enforced by the Drive
• [MD-81] In some cases, folder sharing would not work. This has been resolved.
• [MD-93] A number of application crashes have been resolved.
• [MD-97] An improvement to the handling of state between upgrades has been made.

• Shared links to files and folders can now be created
• Improved status bar icon for light and dark modes.
• Background folder refresh polling and pagination
• Bug fixes

• Added locking support
• Bug fixes

• Adds better support for fetching updates from other users.

• Initial release