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barrymcw
Explorer | Level 3
4 years ago

Dropbox folder in two locations

I have a Dropbox folder on my laptop, which is my default Dropbox location. 

 

My full folder is over 1TB, so the majority of it is not synced locally. I spend more time than I'd like managing the Smart Sync settings, making some folders local, others online-only, as I'm always a bit low on disk space.

 

If I have an external HD, can I sync it as a "second location" of my Dropbox folder. I want it to be identical to my current Dropbox folder, but with different Smart Sync settings. 

 

This feels like something I should be able to figure out, but I'm just not getting there. Any ideas?

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  • Rich's avatar
    Rich
    4 years ago
    barrymcw wrote:

    If I have an external HD, can I sync it as a "second location" of my Dropbox folder. I want it to be identical to my current Dropbox folder, but with different Smart Sync settings. 

    That's not possible. Dropbox will only sync to a single Dropbox folder. You can move the folder to another location (external drives are NOT recommended), but you can't split it across two separate locations.

  • Rich's avatar
    Rich
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    4 years ago
    barrymcw wrote:

    If I have an external HD, can I sync it as a "second location" of my Dropbox folder. I want it to be identical to my current Dropbox folder, but with different Smart Sync settings. 

    That's not possible. Dropbox will only sync to a single Dropbox folder. You can move the folder to another location (external drives are NOT recommended), but you can't split it across two separate locations.

    • Mirabilis's avatar
      Mirabilis
      Explorer | Level 4
      4 years ago

      What is a "sign Dropbox folder"?

      I want to be sure that I can set different sync settings for different computers.  I would like to use one computer to contain the local files and the other ones (iPad, iPhone and desktop) to be online only.  Is this possible?

      • Rich's avatar
        Rich
        Icon for Super User II rankSuper User II
        4 years ago
        Mirabilis wrote:

        I would like to use one computer to contain the local files and the other ones (iPad, iPhone and desktop) to be online only.  Is this possible?

        Yes.

         

        And it was a typo of "single" which has been corrected.

    • barrymcw's avatar
      barrymcw
      Explorer | Level 3
      4 years ago

      Thanks for the response. Bummer, but I understand. 

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