Dropbox system requirements: an overview

To find your system requirements, choose the app or website you'd like to use and your operating system from the list below.

If you’re using a Windows computer (not in S mode), and you want to run the Dropbox app, you need:

• Windows 10 or 11 not in S mode
  • Find out what operating system you’re currently using.
  • Update your operating system.
  • If your operating system is running Windows in S mode, you’ll have to follow these requirements instead.

• A computer capable of running the required operating system
  • Check if your device can run the required operating system.

• The latest Dropbox app for Windows (not in S mode)
  • Download the latest app.

• An NTFS-formatted hard drive
  • This applies to most modern computers and hard drives.

To run the Dropbox desktop app on your Mac, you need:

• macOS 10.13 High Sierra and later
  • Find out what operating system you’re currently using.
  • Update your operating system.

• A Mac computer that can run the required operating system
  • Check if your device can run the required operating system.

• The latest Dropbox app for Mac computers
  • Download the latest app.

• An HFS+ or APFS-formatted hard drive with extended attributes not disabled
  • This is true for most modern computers and hard drives.

To run the Dropbox desktop app on your computer using Linux, you need:

• The latest Dropbox app for Linux
  • Download the latest app.

• A Dropbox folder on a hard drive or partition, formatted with one of the following file system types:
  • ext4
  • zfs
  • eCryptFS (back by ext4)
  • xfs
  • btrfs

• One of the following Linux distributions: 
  • Ubuntu 64-bit: 18.04 or later
  • Fedora 64-bit: 28 or later
  • Dropbox doesn’t officially support other Linux distributions, but it may work on distributions that meet the following requirements:
    • Glibc 2.27 or later
    • 64-bit
    • Desktop environment (unless you’re running it in headless mode)

The full Dropbox desktop app on Linux

Users will need to meet the minimum requirements to run the full Dropbox app on Linux, but they may also need to download additional libraries or extensions. Learn how to get the full Dropbox desktop app on Linux.
 

The headless Dropbox app 

To run the Dropbox app using the command line only, you only need the Dropbox app essential requirements. You can then install the app and use the Linux Command Line Interface (CLI) to control the desktop app.

To run the Dropbox mobile app on your Android device, you need:

• Android 9 or later
  • Find out what operating system you’re currently using and update it.

• A device that can run the required operating system
  • Check if your device can run the required operating system.

• The latest Dropbox app for Android
  • Download the latest app.

• Additional requirements
  • You must have 100 MB or more free space on device.

Learn how to access your Dropbox account on an Android mobile device.

To run the Dropbox app on an iOS device (iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch), you need to use:

• iOS 16.7.10 or later
  • Find out what operating system you’re currently using.
  • Update your operating system.

• An iPhone or iPad that can run the required operating system
  • Check if your device can run the required operating system.

• The latest Dropbox app for iOS
  • Download the latest app.

• Additional requirements
  • You must have 150 MB or more free space on your device.

Learn how to access your Dropbox account on an iOS mobile device.