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stuartcalder's avatar
stuartcalder
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12 months ago

Unable to make all my files available offline onto new Mac

I've got a new iMac after the old one has just given up the ghost. All my files are fortunately backed up on Dropbox.  My back-up drive was unfortunately corrupted.  I've installed Dropbox on the new...
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janicetaylor
New member | Level 1
12 months ago

As I think about it, the ideal situation would be to have a "live" external folder where files are synced as they are added by our team, not just me.

I am not sure how the DB app could be configured on the Desktop to sync with an external targeted drive for the file and folders, if at all.

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Hannah
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12 months ago

Essentially, you want to move the Dropbox folder to an external drive, and continue syncing from that drive, right janicetaylor?

That is actually possible with these steps, although, you need to keep in mind that having the Dropbox folder on an external drive hides a risk of file deletions, if the drive gets disconnected while the app is running.

I hope this helps.

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