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I have 140GB of files which I need to pass on to another designer via an external hard drive. How do I take everything off my Dropbox (I won't need them anymore) and put them onto an external drive for them? I then want to unsync all these client files so they are not part of my dropbox anymore. The other designer does not have/need dropbox.
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Amanda
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@Lusil wrote:
...For this reason, if you:...
- Dragged and dropped the file: It should be removed from the Dropbox folder and exist only in the new location.
- Copied and pasted the file: Then it would exist in both locations (the Dropbox folder and wherever you pasted the file into).
Hi @Lusil,
I want to put here one note. Your statement is not not absolutely correct. Drag and drop operation is location context sensitive! So, the common qualification "in the new location" is incorrect. Your statement would be correct if restricted to "in new place on the same drive", for example. When You drag and drop something inside some drive then the default operation (without using additional modifier key - ctrl) is move (like cut and paste). When drag and drop is between different drives (without using additional modifier key - shift), the default operation is copy (like copy and paste). Current discution context is for move between different drives!
it still shows as linked to Dropbox
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Thanks to both of you for your interest in this question! I realized that the files are NOT showing as linked, but as shared. So now I feel a little silly - I didn't look closely enough at the icons. But now I'm just curious why they show as shared. Let me explain:
So, the original folder is "DAY OF SCOTUS" which shows up in Dropbox on my PC (in MS File Explorer) and in Dropbox online. It's a shared folder. On my PC the Dropbox folder icon, which normally has just a green checkmark on it (showing it's synced to the Dropbox cloud), has the little people on it too, showing that it's shared.
(Apologies for no screen shots - I couldn't figure out how to drop them in here.)
I copied the whole folder over to my C: drive. It, too, shows up in File Explorer; the folder icon does NOT have the green check mark, but it does have the little people. To me this means that it is still shared (somehow) but not being synced.
I copied it over to an external drive, too, with the same result.
I've tested changing a file in the original folder & confirmed that the files copied to C: & the external HD are not syncing. So now my only question remains - why do I still have the icon showing the folder as shared in the instances on my C: & external HD? This is probably some kind of random artifact & not worth any more of your time. But I am curious 🙂
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Hey @Derick Melander, thanks for nudging us on this thread.
Smart Sync helps reduce the amount of space your files take up on your hard drive by marking them as online-only. By doing so, only information about the file, such as the file name, location, and date the file was updated is downloaded. If you want to edit the file, you'll have to make it local again.
Having said that, I'd recommend restoring the file you deleted, letting it sync again to your Dropbox folder, setting it from online-only to local, and then copy-pasting it to another location outside of your Dropbox folder.
Let me know how it goes, thanks!
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