External Release Notes: Desktop App Core for Mac v 1.20.0 (August 12, 2026)
New Features and Improvements
Adaptive Block Caching (ABC) General Availability
We are excited to announce that with this release Adaptive Block Caching (ABC) has reached General Availability (GA).
Adaptive Block Caching (ABC) is a next-generation caching technology built into the Egnyte Desktop App, designed to transform how teams work with large and complex files by intelligently streaming and syncing only what is necessary for a given period of time. This means faster file access, smoother performance, and a more responsive experience.
- Adaptive Block Caching is exclusively available via the .pkg installer, which can be found on the Egnyte Desktop App for Mac downloads page. For details on enabling this feature, please refer to the Adaptive Block Caching Overview.
- ABC is available with purchase of Specialized File Handler Add-on or Gen 4 AEC plans which includes - (AEC Essential, AEC Elite, AEC Ultimate). Contact the Egnyte account manager or Egnyte Sales team for more information.
Upload Status Floating Bar
Egnyte is introducing a floating status bar that surfaces upload activity to users on Mac, giving a persistent view of in-progress uploads. Closing the window will not cancel uploads. This feature is disabled by default and can be enabled from the application Preferences.
The speed is in Megabytes/Gigabytes. The uploads cannot be cancelled.
Application UI: Multi-domain usability improvements
We are happy to announce that the Application Level UI (ALUI) is redesigned to provide a more consistent and intuitive experience for users managing multiple Egnyte domains across the Desktop Apps for Mac.
What's new:
- Global Uploads and Locked Files view: The previous Uploads & Locks tab has been replaced by the new Sync & Storage tab, bringing Uploads, Locked Files, Skipped Items, Connected Folders, and Offline Folders together in a single view across all drives.
- Clearer profile-to-drive mapping: Drive management has moved to a new Accounts & Drives tab, where drives are grouped by the account (domain and user) they belong to. Account-level settings are now clearly separated from drive-specific configuration.
- Independent Settings tab: Introduces a standalone Settings section for application-wide Preferences and Help & Support, replacing the previous multi-purpose settings dialog.
Known Issues and Limitations
No new limitations have been discovered.
Please refer to this article for the list of known limitations
Additional Information & Resources
The current release contains a few improvements to existing functionality.
- Performance, security, and stability improvements
- Minor bug fixes
How to Upgrade
Visit the Desktop App installers article to download and install the latest version of the Desktop App or update the existing app to the newest version on all the devices. It may take a few days for the latest version to propagate to all user devices. However, users can manually upgrade their app immediately after the release.