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How to Download your online DB files to an External Harddrive
Aloha,
I'm trying to download something big to my external HD. It cannot fit on my computer harddrive so it has to go direct to the external drive.
Please let me know how I can change the downlo...
Jay
Dropbox Community Moderator
Dropbox Community ModeratorHi DBJulie, thanks for messaging the Community.
In general, when you download from the Dropbox site, you should be able to specific where you want to save the file, like with any other site.
If you're not getting the option to pick, then there might be a browser setting that is automatically forcing files to download into your internal drive. I'd recommend checking the settings in the browser to change this to allow you to choose where downloads go.
Keep me updated with any progress!
I'm having the same issue, and my browser isn't the issue...
- Hannah
Hey lewisrdixon, like my colleague Jay mentioned, the Dropbox website will download files to the default download location of your browser.
Have you searched your browser's settings to find/change that location?
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