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allanmariano
Explorer | Level 4
8 years ago
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Problem moving Dropbox folder from linux to NTFS partition

Hello everyone, I have a dual boot system with 3 partitions, Windows 10, Debian 9 and a NTFS partition, that I use for shared files. I used to install Dropbox on both system using the same folder in...
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    Jay
    8 years ago
    Hi Allan, if you’re using Windows the Dropbox folder is in the NTFS drive, then there’s no issues.
     
    However from Debian, you won’t be able to sync your files since the Dropbox folder isn’t located in an EXT4 drive. You’ll need to have a separate Dropbox folder stored in the EXT4 drive specifically for the Debian install.
     
    Hope this clarifies matters.
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allanmariano
Explorer | Level 4
8 years ago

 

Jay  escreveu:
Hi Allan, if you’re using Windows the Dropbox folder is in the NTFS drive, then there’s no issues.
 
However from Debian, you won’t be able to sync your files since the Dropbox folder isn’t located in an EXT4 drive. You’ll need to have a separate Dropbox folder stored in the EXT4 drive specifically for the Debian install.
 
Hope this clarifies matters.

Thank you, Jay, for the fast response.

I was wondering about that. I don't want to duplicate files, that's why I cretated the shared drive. Dropbox team must have good reasons to change File System support like that.

I hope there will exist a work around.

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