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How can I move my local Dropbox folder to my external drive?
I've looked through the various posts and do not see anything that is specifically addressing how to do this.
Right now, my Dropbox file is synced to my desktop so that files are visible either th...
Thanks for this clarification - there is a difference between the task bar and the systems tray, which is what was confusing me.
So, I understand about the mass deletion. Is there a way to transfer the files back to their original locations? I assume that I can then change the backup location to my external drive and it will not mass move the files as it did before? I need to get them off of my C drive and onto the external drive.
Appreciate the help!!
Nancy
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Dropbox Community ModeratorHey bferney ! Hope it’s alright if I jump in, too.
How did you move your files over to your external drive exactly? Did you just copy paste the files from your Dropbox folder to your external drive directly or did you manually move the whole Dropbox folder there?
Nancy, I did a drop and drag through Explorer. It removed some of the synced files, but not all of them. When I try to drop and drag the files back, it tells me that I do not have sufficient space to accomplish the task and need another 456 GB of space.
Allow me to clarify - it moved the files to the external drive; but not all of them and those that were moved to the external drive were removed from Dropbox.
- Nancy
Thanks for clarifying! As the next step, can you tell me what’s the current syncing status of your Dropbox app?
I’d like to make sure it’s up to date first, before taking any other actions.
