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PaulF7619's avatar
PaulF7619
Helpful | Level 6
7 years ago
Status:
Closed

Store offline files on SD card on Android devices

I have an ASUS ZenPad 8 running Android 6.0 and right now I'm running Dropbox on the internal memory.  This works great but I'm using up ~4.5Gb of internal storage.  I'd like to run Dropbox on my 128Gb microSD in the tablet but don't know how to do this.

I can (and did) do this on my Window's desktop but that was relatively easy, basically just changing the location call for Dropbox from my C: Drive to the D: Drive.

How do I do this in an Android system?

Android
Desktop
Mobile
Space and storage
  • Walter's avatar
    Walter
    Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff
    2 years ago
    Status changed:
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    This idea has been closed as it has reached the end of the Share an Idea process.
     
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  • Kevin000's avatar
    Kevin000
    Explorer | Level 4
    2 years ago

    Well, it used to be a feature so I assume it is not so very difficult.

    I for one switched to another Cloud Storage provider which does have this function.

     

  • Pan's avatar
    Pan
    Helpful | Level 5
    2 years ago

    Still no progress on this? Come on Dropbox, how hard can it be?

  • Clivedrop's avatar
    Clivedrop
    New member | Level 2
    3 years ago

    I realise I'm not the only dropbox subscriber to request offline files to be stored on an sd card. I have a new Android tablet and, in 2022, one shouldn't have to rely on an internet connection.

    Look forward to the dropbox team resolving this one!

  • Walter's avatar
    Walter
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    3 years ago
    Status changed:
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    Thank you for your idea, while we can’t take every idea forward we do regularly re-review and will update you if anything changes!

  • Kevin000's avatar
    Kevin000
    Explorer | Level 4
    4 years ago

    There are a number haven't yielded any results over the years.

     

    So instead of is wasting our time here we should perhaps all raise tickets with Dropbox.

     

    Dropbox used to work with storage cards for Data and it worked well.

     

     

  • Eric S.88's avatar
    Eric S.88
    New member | Level 2
    4 years ago

    Boggles my mind that after all these years & even on the most recent Android builds, Dropbox still can't keep files on the SD card. Profoundly limits the usefulness of your product on mobile.

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

    Upvoted. Im gonna try drop sync now and if this doesn't work well, im going to another cloud provider...

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

    Years go by and Dropbox users still can't sync files to SD card in Android. Looks hopeless... Unfortunately, at this point migrating to another platform now would be cumbersome. I would however not recommend Dropbox to heavy Android users. 

  • Watashidesu's avatar
    Watashidesu
    New member | Level 2
    4 years ago

    Hmm. Seems like it is time I move myself away from dropbox and look for a cloud provider that will allow for me to sync offline files to my SD card. It should NOT have to be an export to SD. I already am annoyed with the fact that I can't have my computer use my NAS folders for storage. There are just too many limitations with dropbox anymore.