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Bluebicycle
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11 months ago

Can I move my Dropbox folder on an external and keep the same path for all users?

I understand that File Provider on Apple now provides for external drive syncing for Dropbox Folders, as long as it's APFS and encrypted. We use Dropbox as a media asset management system, by targ...
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Jay
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11 months ago

Hi Bluebicycle, do you have any users on File Provider already? Are you able to move their Dropbox folder to an external drive while on File Provider, and if so, what is the full location of the Dropbox folder after you move it?

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Bluebicycle
Collaborator | Level 8
11 months ago

Nobody has made the jump across yet sorry. I'll see if I can upgrade one machine and do some tests. I just want the path to be identical for everyone, so they all work locally on common paths Eg: Volumes/XYZ Drive/This Week/ Media Files. Some may use an internal APFS container, but mostly that won't have enough storage. Path always identical. This is how it works currently.

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