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SSpratlin
New member | Level 1
1 year ago

Feature Request: ExFAT Compatibility when using external drives

I (as well as many others I'm sure) use Dropbox to sync with offsite professionals while needing to use multiple workstations. Rather than keeping local copies on each of these computers (as they are...
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Jay
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1 year ago

Hi SSpratlin, thanks for messaging the Community.

 

Just for clarification, are you using the same Dropbox folder on the external on multiple machines with the desktop app running and syncing?

 

Or, are you syncing to just one machine, and then using the external drive in another location, without any syncing features?

 

This will help me to assist further!

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