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Martin M.15
11 years agoNew member | Level 1
Dropbox - how to edit file in a shared folder?
I have a url of a shared folder with some files that I would like to modify (without changing the url) and I am not entirely sure how to do this. When following the URL, I cannot really modify them i...
- 7 years ago
Danman wrote:
Ok, so are you saying that I could sync my files from my external drive to dropbox and use smart sync to not let them be backed up on my computer. But they will remain on my external drive?
No. Unless you move the Dropbox folder to your external drive, which isn't suggested, there's no way to sync files with your external drive.
What I was saying is that if the Dropbox folder is on your laptop, and you use Selective Sync on a folder, it will be removed from the Dropbox folder and not your external drive. Dropbox can only interact with the Dropbox folder.
In this scenario with Dropbox on your laptop and your files on the external drive, any folders you want stored on Dropbox would need to be MANUALLY copied to the Dropbox folder, allowed to sync completely, and then you could remove them from the Dropbox folder using Selective Sync so they only remain online. Again, this is a MANUAL process where you will need to be vigilant about copying files to and from Dropbox as needed so everything is up to date.
Again, Dropbox will not do what you want it to do with your configuration. It's simply not designed for it. No cloud storage service that I know of will work the way you want it to.
Is this a file that was shared with you, or a file within your own account? If someone gave you a URL to a file then it is a read-only method of sharing. You won't be able to upload any changes. They need to invite you to the folder in order to make changes.
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