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barduck's avatar
barduck
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11 months ago

Can I use computer backup and move my Dropbox folder to another SSD drive?

I bought an SSD so I could move my 2TB Dropbox into that second drive. But now Dropbox complains that it can't backup my folders from the main drive. Why? How can I have my Dropbox reside in dedica...
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Nancy's avatar
Nancy
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11 months ago

Hey barduck, thanks for posting on our Community today. 

If you want to use computer backup, then the local Dropbox folder will also need to be located on the same default drive of your device and it can’t be moved elsewhere. 

If your goal was to save up hard drive space though, I can suggest using selective sync instead, or making your files online-only. 

For anything else, feel free to ping me.

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