You might see that the Dropbox Community team have been busy working on some major updates to the Community itself! So, here is some info on what’s changed, what’s staying the same and what you can expect from the Dropbox Community overall.
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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...
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.
same question but with install on a new Mac Air with external 4TB Samsung SSD.....
Rich
Super User II
Super User II
diapalino wrote:
same question but with install on a new Mac Air with external 4TB Samsung SSD.....
From what I understand, the new update for macOS no longer supports installing Dropbox on an external drive. Dropbox now uses Apple's FIleProvider API which restricts the Dropbox folder to the CloudStorage folder.
