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Moving the Dropbox folder
In the desktop app, it was simple to move the Dropbox folder to a different location (using Preferences). Now that it seems the desktop app is discontinued, I can't find any way to move the Dropbox f...
Chaim wrote:
In the desktop app, it was simple to move the Dropbox folder to a different location (using Preferences). Now that it seems the desktop app is discontinued, I can't find any way to move the Dropbox folder at all. Is it possible? If so, how?! Thank you!
The desktop app hasn't been discontinued; just the portion of it that allowed you to manage your files within the app. The app itself still very much exists and is accessible as it always has been. You'll see the Dropbox icon in your system tray (Windows) or menu bar (Mac). Click it to get the Dropbox menu, or right-click it for the legacy menu (easier to access Preferences). Once in Preferences, you'll find the option to move the Dropbox folder on the Sync tab.
Hannah
Dropbox Community Moderator
Dropbox Community ModeratorHey gwlgis, thanks for the nudge here.
Since the Dropbox application has created and synced all your files to your C drive, I would definitely recommend just deleting the old one and then using the Dropbox preferences to move the Dropbox folder to your D drive.
It won't take as long to move the files, as they won't have to resync.
Just make sure your new Dropbox folder is up to date with your old one, has the same files, etc., before you delete the old one.
Thank you Hannah!
That is exactly what I did, although I had a stopgap step in there.
I renamed the old dropbox folder C:'Dropbox' to 'Dropbox_old', then used the function to change the folder from C to D.
Once I verified that everything was in D:Dropbox I deleted the C:'Dropbox_old'.
Gregory
