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Steve52
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3 years ago
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Problem moving Dropbox folder to another internal or external drive on my computer

Greetings, I do not see this specific issue addressed in other posts. I am trying to move my Dropbox from my extremely full C drive to another internal drive with plenty of room. When I follow the steps, a box pops up and says "Backup not supported on different drive. Disable PC backups before moving folder." Then, when I try to do that, I get another box that pops up giving me a choice to either "Keep contents in folders on PC" or to "Leave Contents in Dropbox." I don't know which to click and I am paranoid I will erase files or something. Again, my goal is to move my folder from my C drive to an internal drive called F with tons of space and STILL have it backup files. Any help would be greatly appreciated! I am using Windows 10. THANKS! - Steve

  • Hi Steve52, jumping in real quick.

     

    When you remove folders from the Dropbox folder via selective sync, the files are safe on the Dropbox cloud.

     

    They are only removed from your Dropbox folder.

     

    Please make sure to give your app enough time to finish syncing, after updating the Selective Sync settings.

     

    Cheers!

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