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Forum Discussion
Can I sync folders that are located on a different SSD drive to Dropbox?
This has been discussed in several threads, but it seems I can't find a solution.
My main Dropbox Folder is in one hard drive in my computer (mac OS). I need to sync some other folders that, for sp...
Rich
Super User II
Super User II
cenilleu wrote:
I need to sync some other folders that, for speed reasons, are on another drive (fast SSD). ... How can I do to have this folder syncing in Dropbox?
Dropbox can't do that. It can only sync the files and folders located in the Dropbox folder.
That's what it seemed to me, although it's hard to belie.ve they aren't able to provide this feature (even more if you have a paid Plan).
- Nancy
Dropbox Staff
cenilleu, to clarify, the SSD you mention isn’t an external hard drive, correct? If not, then this isn’t possible indeed, as Rich mentioned above.
Yes, it is a external drive.
- Nancy
cenilleu, you should now be able to select specific folders from the external drive to back up. Let me know if you don’t see the option though, while setting up the feature.
