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David S.266
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Move Dropbox folder to removable drive?

I have an Intel Compute Stick with very little storage on the device itself. I tried to move my Dropbox folder to a microSD card installed in my Intel Compute Stick but I got an error message from Dropbox because the microSD card is removable. Is there any way of overriding this, so that I can put my Dropbox folder on my microSD card?

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    Dropbox on a Thumb Drive

    1. You can have your Dropbox folder on removable media (a flash/thumb drive) on Windows. If you have a flash/thumb drive, you will first need to mount it. This is done by:


    a. Control panel --> Administrative Tools --> Computer Management --> Storage --> Disk Management
    b. Right click on the flash/thumb drive, select Change Drive Letter and Paths…
    c. Select add, then select Mount in the following empty NTFS folder, browse to your C:, select New Folder…
    d. Name the folder "DB Mount", click OK, click OK, click OK. Close Computer Management. 
    e. You can now access your flash/thumb drive through its removable storage location (drive letter) or through the mounted location (C: DB Mount). Dropbox requires a local drive (the mounted volume).


    2. Download Dropbox at: https://www.dropbox.com/install (You will have to signup for an account if you don't already have one).


    3. If you have a flash/thumb drive, install Dropbox to the mounted drive in C:, named DB Mount. Select the this as the location for your Dropbox directory.

     

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