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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 through the web or on my desktop. I need to move the automatic sync from my desktop to an external hard drive to free up space on my desktop. How to I change the setting in Dropbox to automatically sync everything to the hard drive and not my desktop?
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Thanks, Walter -
So, here is where the wheels immediately get wobbly on the cart . . .
The instructions say to open the dropbox icon in my task bar and to click on the "initials or avatar". When I open the dropbox icon on my task bar, it opens Explorer. There are no initials or avatar. When I open dropbox through the internet, I see my initials; but, when i click on the initials, there is no option for preferences or sync.
I moved all of the files on my desktop to my external drive last night; but, that moved them out of Dropbox on the web as well - files that others have access to and need to do their work.
- Walter
Dropbox Community Moderator
Hey bferney - thanks for using Dropbox and welcome to the Community!
Can you try these steps to do this and let me know how it goes?
Thanks!
