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MissRay
Explorer | Level 3
3 years ago

Can I upload from a external Hard drive straight to drop box

Can I upload from a external Hard drive straight to drop box? It’s plugged into the computer and I can see the files when I look at it but when I try to upload to Dropbox it says there are no files t...
  • Rich's avatar
    3 years ago

    MissRay wrote:
    Can I upload from a external Hard drive straight to drop box? ... I don’t have the space to transfer to computer and then upload

    The only way to upload directly to Dropbox and bypass the Dropbox folder on your computer is to use the Dropbox website to upload. If you first create a folder and then remove it from your computer using Selective Sync, the items you upload to that folder will not sync back to your computer.