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Evert_k
New member | Level 2
9 years ago
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Install dropbox program to different drive

Is there a way to choose your own installation location for the dropbox program? My OS drive will otherwise drown (seems like 60Gb is not enough for only windowss 7). Or do I need to switch to a diff...
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  • Sanchez's avatar
    Sanchez
    8 years ago
    Hey Jongcruz, welcome to our forum! 

    Our app is capable of moving your Dropbox folder to a new location, including a different physical drive. However, the file system on that drive must support extended attributes. Have a look here for more info.
     
    Cheers
     
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nikkil
New member | Level 2
9 years ago
Thank you! I never even thought to look there. It seems like if you click on a program, it should give you the options no matter where you go click on it.
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Vyacheslav
New member | Level 2
8 years ago
Hi, i have the same issue. But disk space is not so important in my case. I suspect that if dropbox is installed to C: drive and sync folder is on D: drive the following problem can take place. Let's imagine one day disk D: will became nonfunctional and will not show up in the OS which is in the C: drive. The software will not detect the folder to sync and decide that folder is empty and delete all data on the server and i will LOSE ALL my data because disk d: is over and server became empty. Is my suspicion is wrong?
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    Sanchez
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    8 years ago
    Hey Vyacheslav, welcome to our forum! 

    In the event that the Dropbox app cannot find the Dropbox folder, it will not delete your online files. If the Dropbox folder is available for the app to access, then if files are missing from that folder, they will be removed from your online account. 
     
    Keep in mind that if you accidentally delete files or folders, you can recover them yourself online, or you can contact our support team for assistance. 
     
    Cheers! 

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