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How safe is it to move my Dropbox folder to an external HDD drive?
Hi everyone, I am a video editor working with large RAW footage files through Dropbox and I'm trying to optimize my storage setup after adding a new drive.
My setup is a newly purchased 10TB Ex...
Okay, thanks for the reply. So to make sure, it is fine to copy from the dropbox folder from the HDD to the SSD (even when Dropbox is running), but just make sure not to cut/delete it right?
Also, do I need to make the files available offline before copying?
And can I ask what is your setup so maybe I can learn from yours.
Nancy
Dropbox Community Moderator
Dropbox Community ModeratorNo problem at all! Yes, that is correct; the most important thing is to make sure that the connection with your HDD drive isn’t interrupted while the Dropbox app is running on your device. Other than that, you can copy files from one drive to another.
Now, as for the syncing status of your files, I’d also suggest making the file(s) you want to work on available offline first (so that you have the full version of the file(s) on your computer, and not the placeholder(s).
After they've been fully downloaded on your device, you can copy them over to your other drive and edit them. When you’re done with the updates, you can move them back to your Dropbox folder and make them online-only again, if you want to save up space.
Unfortunately, I don't have my local Dropbox folder saved on an external drive at the moment, so that I can provide more insight on this. I can leave this thread open for now, though (we may have other users that have a similar setup to yours, so they may want to share their tips here, as well).
