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Dropbox folder in two locations
I have a Dropbox folder on my laptop, which is my default Dropbox location.
My full folder is over 1TB, so the majority of it is not synced locally. I spend more time than I'd like managing the Smart Sync settings, making some folders local, others online-only, as I'm always a bit low on disk space.
If I have an external HD, can I sync it as a "second location" of my Dropbox folder. I want it to be identical to my current Dropbox folder, but with different Smart Sync settings.
This feels like something I should be able to figure out, but I'm just not getting there. Any ideas?
Thanks
barrymcw wrote:
If I have an external HD, can I sync it as a "second location" of my Dropbox folder. I want it to be identical to my current Dropbox folder, but with different Smart Sync settings.
That's not possible. Dropbox will only sync to a single Dropbox folder. You can move the folder to another location (external drives are NOT recommended), but you can't split it across two separate locations.
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barrymcw wrote:
If I have an external HD, can I sync it as a "second location" of my Dropbox folder. I want it to be identical to my current Dropbox folder, but with different Smart Sync settings.
That's not possible. Dropbox will only sync to a single Dropbox folder. You can move the folder to another location (external drives are NOT recommended), but you can't split it across two separate locations.
Thanks for the response. Bummer, but I understand.
What is a "sign Dropbox folder"?
I want to be sure that I can set different sync settings for different computers. I would like to use one computer to contain the local files and the other ones (iPad, iPhone and desktop) to be online only. Is this possible?
