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Need to download files straight from dropbox to an external hard drive
I need to download some big files straight to an external hard drive instead of the internal drive on my macbook. I cant find the option to switch the default download location.
Nikolai7 wrote:
I cant find the option to switch the default download location.
The Dropbox client on your computer will always sync to the Dropbox folder. You can move the entire folder to a different drive in Preferences (externals are NOT recommended), but you can't specify a different sync location for just certain files.
If you're referring to downloading files from the Dropbox website, then Dropbox isn't controlling the download location; your browser is.
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- Rich
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Nikolai7 wrote:
I cant find the option to switch the default download location.
The Dropbox client on your computer will always sync to the Dropbox folder. You can move the entire folder to a different drive in Preferences (externals are NOT recommended), but you can't specify a different sync location for just certain files.
If you're referring to downloading files from the Dropbox website, then Dropbox isn't controlling the download location; your browser is.
Thanks homie. You were right, just had to change my safari settings.
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