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Hank_J
Explorer | Level 4
6 years ago

Sharing a local Dropbox folder over NFS

I understand why I cannot make my Dropbox folder on an NFS-mounted filesystem, as per https://help.dropbox.com/installs-integrations/desktop/move-dropbox-folder As far as I understand, this only ap...
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Lusil's avatar
Lusil
Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff
6 years ago

Thanks for clarifying that for me, Hank_J. 

I wouldn't recommend following this setup due to unexpected behaviors can occur. 

Nonetheless, I'll leave the thread open for any other users who mayhave any additional input or ideas on this. 

In the meantime, if you have any other questions, just give me a shout. Cheers!

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Hank_J
Explorer | Level 4
6 years ago

OK thanks, but can you be more specific about "unexpected behaviors"? Would these be things like permissions changes (and would they be made by the system or Dropbox)? Or does sharing a folder out as NFS interfere with the host OS's ability to track changes and inform Dropbox?
What exactly are the technical barriers to making this possible? 

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    Lusil
    Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff
    6 years ago

    The setup that you're describing isn't one we'd recommend as it can result in unwanted and unpredictable behaviors, such as permission errors, file conflicts, or even data loss. 

    I understand that this isn't the ideal reply you were looking for, but I hope it helps to some extent. Let us know if you have any other questions, Hank_J!

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