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  • Official comment
    rmashintchian
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    We are excited to announce that we have released a Public Beta of Box Drive that is compatible with new Apple devices with M1 chips today.  Any Box user can access this without signing the Master Beta Agreement.  To find out more information, including the installation and download instructions, please visit our community page.  
     
    We know that it's been extremely challenging and frustrating for many of you that we didn't have a compatible version of Box Drive on M1 devices previously.  We are truly sorry for all the inconvenience this has caused and we sincerely appreciate your patience as we've worked hard to get this general access for users.
      
    Please note that this Public Beta is based on Box Drive's existing architecture, which uses kernel extensions.  As such, it requires users to enable 'reduced security mode' and requires additional installation steps in order to run Box Drive on M1 devices.  Organizations that have MDM configured on their devices can follow these configuration steps to the ease installation steps for their users.  Later this year, we are planning to add support for a new version of Box Drive that will be built using Apple's File Provider Extension (FPE) APIs.  This new architecture provides a modern implementation that exists in user space with no kernel extensions, so users will not have to enable 'reduced security mode'.  It will also significantly streamline the install experience for Box Drive on M1 devices.
     
    Thank you again for all your patience.  We truly appreciate it.
     
    Best, 
    Rena
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  • Eric Guthrie

    I'm with Jasper and the rest of the gang here... Need Box Drive to work on an M1 Mac. Is there a timeframe for resolution? 

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  • Eric Guthrie

    Just found this on Box's support site... https://support.box.com/hc/en-us/articles/1500004691081-M1-Support-for-Box-Drive-Public-Beta 

    Looks like we'll have a BETA version tomorrow! 

    Kind of strange that BOX wouldn't let this thread know...

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  • doug

    How is this still not fixed?

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  • Alberto Peña García

    It's been 2 months and still nothing, I don't know if the engineering team is really working on it. It's quite a shame

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  • Roger Ison-Haug

    It is very irritating that BOX still not are giving any ETA for the M1 support.

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  • John Bull

    Just got my new MBAIr and can't install this enterprise app, disappointing

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  • Jasper Hamerlynck

    Hi, can you please get this fixed? Google drive, dropbox ... all fine on my new mac mini. Only Box Sync not working.

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  • Hendrik Roos

    I really can not believe this.

    I repeat: I really can not believe this.

    Either it is a haughty disdain towards their customers, or they are not capable to solve the issue where most other software producers can.

    Either way they owe us at least an explanation. Patience and understanding won't do anymore.

    It is not at all my style be so blunt, but sometimes a little extra pressure can do miracles.

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  • peter Foesters

    Why do we get ZERO feedback from box?
    Aren't your customers worth it?

     

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  • Balaji Ravindran

    Still not working 1-13-2021. its been months now since M1 is released and shipping to public and Box is an enterprise storage solution - which doesn't work on Apple's M1 Mac.. Hmmm ! - Pleas get onboard Box support team - we need this !

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  • Reuben Bartlett

    Any updates on the timing of a resolution? The minimum that box should do is to not charge any customers - individuals or business and enterprise accounts - until this very foundational functionality is resolved. 

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  • Damian Dessler

    Do you have any idea when you release a fix for Apple M1 processors? It's really annoying.

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  • Jeffrey Nolan

    yes, this needs to get resolved. Dropbox, GDrive, even Onedrive are working on M1 Macs. 

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  • craig kupritz

    A better timeline on completion of the M1 version would be appreciated. I purchased a Mac with Apple silicon and Box is the ONLY thing not working. This will cost me hundreds of dollars because I need to keep my old Mac (not trade it in) to be compatible with a university's Box Drive. 

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  • Jordan Pettie

    I would really appreciate an update on when this is going to be fixed? It is really impeding my workflow. 

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  • Diamond

    Great to know the public beta is finally here!

    However, we are curious of what security vulnerabilities users are exposing themselves to by opting in for "Reduced Security" mode.

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  • France
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    Hi Doug, 

    Kindly check out our response and answer on this issue in other thread related to your use case:

    https://support.box.com/hc/en-us/community/posts/360051323454-Box-Drive-s-system-extension-failed-to-load?page=1#community_comment_1500000009302

    Thanks again for your patience and understanding and let us know if there's anything else we can help you with!

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  • Remus Cirlan
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    Never mind the M1… Box Drive is not working properly on Big Sur.

    It's kind of embarrassing. Big Sur beta has been out for awhile.

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  • Jane Hiscock

    Is this fixed yet for M1 support? 

     

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  • Anne Marie Kondic

    Inquiring as well.  Not having any luck trying to install Box drive on 1/11/2021.

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  • Ray Lauff

    Also interested. Our semester starts soon, and having Box Drive on M1s would be real helpful.

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  • sam
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    Not fixed yet, and no ETA. Here is the primary thread for this in the Community forum:

    https://support.box.com/hc/en-us/community/posts/360051323454-Box-Drive-s-system-extension-failed-to-load?page=5#community_comment_360013949694

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  • Koen De Witte

    Same. This is becoming pretty annoying. We are using BOX as it is supposedly the best out there. Since 12 years! But the speed at which it operates makes me question whether this is the right horse

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  • Elliot Barker

    Do we have a timeframe yet? This is becoming terribly frustrating that is impacting my workflow output using Box via internet browser. There needs to be a resolution else I and for sure others will migrate elsewhere. 

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  • Mariano Iannuzzi

    Hello BOX team,

    I looked at the Beta page and the instructions. It looks like your beta is not native on the M1 as it requires Rosetta to run, is this correct?

    Also, the kernel extensions and the lowering of the security settings are a no-go to me and I guess to many. How is it possible that Dropbox, OneDrive, and others could make their apps run seamlessly natively months ago?

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  • Erik Margony
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    Beta sucks. I have no idea to REDUCE SECURITY due Box work.
    Thats look that this company is compleetly chillin’.
    Time for Google Drive.

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  • Box User

    Good luck, Google’s been slow too. OneDrive without reduced security.

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  • weihongh

    Error installing Beta version on M1 mac, any idea why?

     

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  • Jasper Hamerlynck

    Hi Box Team, after installing an update today, I got the message that Box is now finally compatible with M1. Can you please let me know how to undo all the changes I had to make to my securities settings to get the Beta version to work and how I can re-install Box so that it works with M1? Thanks

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