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pmz12
Explorer | Level 3
2 years ago

Best Practices to Convert from Online Only to Offline

I'm running low on storage space on my home iMac so I purchased a Samsung USB-C thumb drive that I will move my DropBox to. At the same time, I want to change settings to offline or local storage fro...
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Jay
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2 years ago

Hi pmz12, thanks for posting today!

 

Generally, it wouldn't be possible to move the Dropbox folder to a removable thumb drive. However, an external drive might work, depending on your OS.

 

Could you clarify what version of Mac OS you're currently running?

 

This will help me to assist further!

  • Nancy023's avatar
    Nancy023
    Helpful | Level 6
    2 years ago

    What version of Mac OS?

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    pmz12
    Explorer | Level 3
    2 years ago

    macOS Sonoma 14.1.1. 

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