Dropbox 1.0 Released, Download Now

The announcement that Dropbox 1.0 final has been released has just been posted at the Dropbox Blog which means that existing users can update their version to the latest one. It also means that new users finally get a product that's no longer in beta or release candidate stage which should make it more appealing to businesses but also individuals who do not run beta or release candidates on their systems.

So what do you get in this new release of the popular file hosting, management, syncing and sharing solution? Some of the highlights include lots of bug fixes, reduced resource usage and performance enhancements. If that's not enough for you yet to give it a try look below for detailed release information taken directly from the announcement.

Our highest quality yet – When you’re shipping software to millions of people, a problem that affects even 1 out of 10,000 is a big deal. And the most important feature of any file syncing software is that it just works. This release represents thousands of hours fixing problems people should never have to think about: invalid file names on Windows, weird Unicode normalizations, Word and Excel file locking, abnormal symlinks hierarchies, case sensitive file systems on Mac, TrueCrypt support, …the list goes on. Whether you’re using Dropbox for work, school, or play, we’re confident that today’s Dropbox offers the best file sync experience out there.

Huge performance enhancements – Dropbox 1.0 is strong enough to sync your entire digital life yet still lightweight and fast. We completely re-architected the client-side sync engine to optimize the response time, scale, and resource consumption. Keeping track of millions of files can require lots of memory if not done properly. This version reduces memory usage by up to 50%. It’s speedier and more efficient when handling big changes to your Dropbox while ensuring that smaller changes remain quick.

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Better user experience – We’ve completely redesigned our initial setup wizard on all three platforms to make it easier to get started using Dropbox. The preference menus are more organized, intuitive, and snazzy. We’ve also rewritten our Mac OS X version to only use Cocoa so Dropbox looks and feels much more native on the Mac. This also brings down the Mac download size by 20%

Selective Sync – If you have a netbook or a computer with a tiny hard drive, syncing your entire Dropbox isn’t always a great idea. You also might not want certain files on your home computer to pop up on your work computer. Selective Sync solves these problems! You now can choose which folders get downloaded to which computers. This saves you time so you don’t have to sync stuff you don’t need. To learn more, head to our help center.

Extended Attribute Sync – Syncing resource forks have historically been a pain for Mac users. In case you don’t know, resource forks are a secret area of a file that certain applications (like Quicken, Quark, and OmniGraffle) use to store important data. Most sync programs today completely ignore these forks, which results in a corrupted file on the other end. But worry not! Resource forks and other extended attributes now work great with Dropbox. Hooray!

Some of the more interesting additions are TrueCrypt support, a 50% memory reduction in Dropbox 1.0 and selective syncing for situations where you do not want to sync everything.

Dropbox is available for Microsoft Windows, Linux, Apple Macintosh and mobile devices.. New users and existing user sneed to download Dropbox 1.0 from the official website. (via)