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David S.266's avatar
David S.266
New member | Level 1
11 years ago
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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 Dr...
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  • adam l.22's avatar
    adam l.22
    10 years ago

    I had been searching and I found this. Just did it and it works perfectly. http://copytaste.com/io8211xb

    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.

     

don-peters's avatar
don-peters
Explorer | Level 3
8 years ago

Sorry, Mark, but the option to create a link no longer appears. I need a link to my Dropbox files or folders so I can embed this link into an e-mail message. This option used to work perfectly when my local Dropbox files were stored on my system solid state drive.

  • don-peters's avatar
    don-peters
    Explorer | Level 3
    8 years ago

    I thought I had a workaround to get a link: go to the web page holding the file, right-click on it, and select the option to get the link. But that link doesn't work!

     

    I've finally just given up, and instead bought a OneDrive subscription and am migrating all of my Dropbox files to it. I love the "on demand" syncing.

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