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pasteve99
Explorer | Level 4
2 years ago

Automatic Sync from external drive to Dropbox

I am setting up Dropbox. I have an external drive named DROPBOX (My F Drive). I copied all of the files to my c: drive c:\user\username\dropbox. All the files are copied over and have a blue dot next...
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Mark's avatar
Mark
Icon for Super User II rankSuper User II
2 years ago

Its really not recommended having Dropbox on external drives - the risk of data loss is HUGE. If the drive is disconnected or too slow to connect when Dropbox is running it will start to delete data. 

 

In terms of moving the folder you need to follow https://help.dropbox.com/installs/move-dropbox-folder

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pasteve99
Explorer | Level 4
2 years ago

Thanks Mark for your quick response. So I am better off leaving the files in my C drive under DROPBOX. No problem there. I was always concerned that if the internal hard drive failed I would have issues recovering, but I guess that is what Dropbox is there for. I assume by setting the files up this way anything I add to this DROPBOX directory or if I change a file in the directory it will be reflected when I pull up the file on my mobile phone or tablet?

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    Rich
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    2 years ago
    pasteve99 wrote:

    I assume ... anything I add to this DROPBOX directory or if I change a file in the directory it will be reflected when I pull up the file on my mobile phone or tablet?

    Correct. As long as the Dropbox application is running, it will sync anything in your local Dropbox folder with your account online, which will be visible on your other devices.

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      pasteve99
      Explorer | Level 4
      2 years ago

      I very much appreciate your support and assitance

      Steve

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