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Trying to save files directly on Dropbox (not on hard drive), but they still save on Hard-Disk Drive
Hi All,
Let me start by saying I'm brand new to dropbox, so I apologize if my concerns are low-level and I thank you for your patience in advanced.
Here are my details:
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desmond_singh wrote:
I'm wondering how I can make it such that when I run the BASH script, the 22 unzipped files and the large, concatenated file are automatically saved onto the dropbox application and NOT my HDD.
You can't. That's not how Dropbox works. It's not a cloud-based folder. It's a regular folder on your local hard drive like any other, and anything stored in the folder takes up space on the drive. Files saved in the folders are synced to your account online. It's not possible to save directly to the cloud, bypassing your local drive.
Rich
Super User II
Super User II
desmond_singh wrote:
I'm wondering how I can make it such that when I run the BASH script, the 22 unzipped files and the large, concatenated file are automatically saved onto the dropbox application and NOT my HDD.
You can't. That's not how Dropbox works. It's not a cloud-based folder. It's a regular folder on your local hard drive like any other, and anything stored in the folder takes up space on the drive. Files saved in the folders are synced to your account online. It's not possible to save directly to the cloud, bypassing your local drive.
That makes sense -- thank you for the response. Cheers!
Maybe I'm confused, but I disagree. If you select the sync online option only you save the local hard drive space. This may depend upon your account. Not sure if it works on the free version. It is confusing to set this. I'm on a Mac and can only do it if I'm running the app locally.
Right click on a file or folder and hover over the sync to show this option. It does seem to behave like a cloud only virtual drive.
I find that when I create new folders and add files I have to select this option each time. There may be a global setting that I've missed.
However, I see that you're trying to run a script to accomplish unzipping. That may be a completely different issue. Sorry.
- Rich
chicago pixel pusher wrote:
Maybe I'm confused, but I disagree. If you select the sync online option only you save the local hard drive space.
Even if you set a folder to Online-only, when you save a file to that folder it is still saved to the local hard drive, marked as a Local file, and synced to your account. You then have to mark the file as Online-only to remove it from the drive. The OP was looking to save directly to his account in the cloud, which isn't possible. Also, the Smart Sync feature is only available on a paid account.
