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kstevens1
New member | Level 2
2 years ago

Moving the Dropbox folder to external SSD on Mac

I'm getting can't create a folder in the requested location message. Dropbox folder is 30gb so hoping moving it will help system performance

imac 4k 21.5", 2017

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  • Mark's avatar
    Mark
    Icon for Super User II rankSuper User II
    2 years ago

    Which version of OSx are you using?

     

    If you are using the new cloud storage locations you cannot do this - it is no longer supported. 

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