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MJP-Arlington
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2 years ago

initial install of dropbox on D drive (a large HDD)

I am on Windows 11.  It is a new installation. I have a small C: dive SSD and a new formatted 2TB HDD. The C: drive has the majority of my programs on it. My 😧 drive will be my Dropbox containing my...
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    Rich
    2 years ago
    MJP-Arlington wrote:

    Whenever I install dropbox it loads on my C:drive and I do not get a message to change the Target location.  How do I install Dropbox on my D drive?

    You need to select the Advance Options during the install (just after signing in, I believe) and you'll have an option to specify the location of your Dropbox folder.

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Rich
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2 years ago
MJP-Arlington wrote:

Whenever I install dropbox it loads on my C:drive and I do not get a message to change the Target location.  How do I install Dropbox on my D drive?

You need to select the Advance Options during the install (just after signing in, I believe) and you'll have an option to specify the location of your Dropbox folder.

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