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S2B
2 years agoHelpful | Level 6
Trouble with storing my macOS Dropbox app on an external drive
Perhaps someone can walk me through how to take care of these questions:
1. I liked having Dropbox mirror on my desktop, but that became untenable when Dropbox would no longer le...
S2B
2 years agoHelpful | Level 6
Is anybody finding these issues:
1. The space management user interface is limited and buried. The default message if I exceed space is to sell more space. In my case, the space was being taken up by long deleted old drive backups. Instead of taking me to a sales page, the error should be linked to a space management page. In addition to the thermometer with the file volume, there should be data on which folders are taking up the most space and tools for deleting those files.
2. The backup user interface is scary. It gives the impression that the original local files are going to be deleted when a backup is going to be deleted. The wording needs to be fixed so that when a Dropbox backup file is deleted, it is clear the local file will not be touched.
3. Backup management also needs clearer text to explain its actions. Given, I can’t use the desktop sync without an exterior drive, how do I back up an exterior drive using the WEB based dropbox?
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