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boudreauml
Explorer | Level 4
5 years ago

How to integrate Dropbox and Dropbox for s mode

I have 2 dropboxes. 1 is a Dropbox that I access on my desktop Windows machine, and another is a Dropbox for s mode that is accessed through my iPad. I didn't ask for that one.  It seemed to show up when I got a new computer 3 months ago.  It is hard to move things from the new dropbox to the old one.  Click and drag doesn't work.  I want 1 Dropbox that I can access from either machine. How do I do that?

 

Thank you for your help.

  • Jay's avatar
    Jay
    5 years ago

    Could you clarify where exactly you expect to find the option to 'Open folders in'?

     

    A screenshot of where you would see this option would be great!

  • Jay's avatar
    Jay
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    Hi boudreauml, thanks for joining the Community!

     

    The first thing I’d like to check is if the different apps are signed into the same Dropbox account. I'd like you to check the email and also look carefully for typos in any of these places:

    • On your computer, click on the small Dropbox icon in your menu bar or system tray. Click on the avatar on the top right, then Preferences, and Account.
    • On iOS, open your Dropbox app and tap on 'Account'. On Android, open your Dropbox app, tap on the Menu button, and then tap on 'Settings'.
    • On the Dropbox website, click on your avatar or the face in the top right corner, then click Settings.

    If they are the same account, let me know!

    • boudreauml's avatar
      boudreauml
      Explorer | Level 4

      Thanks for responding to my question.

       

      When I look at the Dropbox for s mode, it has my gmail account.  [Removed as per Community Guidelines].  When I try to look at the other Dropbox, it just looks like a folder on my filemanager list, and I don’t see a dropbox icon at all.

       

      My problem with the Dropbox for s mode is that I can’t find a path to get to it on my Windows computer.  When I try to tell Songbook (the program I’m wanting to use) which Dropbox to use, it asks for a path and I can’t figure one out.  I can find a path for the old Dropbox, but I can’t get to it on the iPad.

       

      Mary Lou

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        boudreauml
        Explorer | Level 4

        Jay, I have a thought on what might have happened here.  Could I possibly have saved my Dropbox to offline use?  That way the stuff on my computer is only on my computer, not on the cloud or internet or wherever.  That would explain why I can get to it from the program on my desktop and not from the iPad.

         

        If that is so, I just need to know how to move the files from my desktop Dropbox to the Dropbox in s mode.  Then I have to have some kind of a path so I can tell my Songbook program where the Dropbox is located so that it can link with it.

         

        Does any of that that make sense to you?

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