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Gentleman Manatee's avatar
Gentleman Manatee
New member | Level 2
4 years ago

Lacie HDD with Dropbox

Hello, 

 

I recently purchased a Lacie 5tb HDD and would like to have it sync with all the files in my Dropbox.  What is the step-by-step procedure for doing this?  Also, can Dropbox's Vault be copied over to the external hard drive (complete with pin requirement)? 

 

Thanks! 

5 Replies

  • Jay's avatar
    Jay
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    Hi Gentleman Manatee, thanks for joining the Community!

    Do you want to relocate your Dropbox folder onto the external drive itself?

    Are you more interested in having files on the external drive sync to your Dropbox account, which already has a Dropbox folder on the internal drive?

    This will help me to assist further!
    • tinkerbell2375's avatar
      tinkerbell2375
      New member | Level 2

      Hi Jay, 

       

      My boss had a dropbox account in which I am a member. I need those files synced to my lacie drive because there isn't enough space on my computer.  How do I do that?

       

      Thanks

      Tinkerbell

      • Megan's avatar
        Megan
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        Happy Friday tinkerbell2375, thanks for posting today! 

        You would need to use the website in order for you to directly download all folders and files to your external drive. 

        Here's how you can do so. 

        Have you tried these steps?
    • enelson27's avatar
      enelson27
      New member | Level 2

      I have a Lacie 5TB as well. How do I move my synced Dropbox folder to the Lacie? I'm running out of space on my computer hard drive as well.

      • Jay's avatar
        Jay
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        HI enelson27, what device and OS are you currently running, in order to assist further?

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