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IvanKovalev's avatar
IvanKovalev
New member | Level 1
18 days ago

Is file sync from Dropbox to NAS drive allowed?

Is file sync allowed from Dropbox to local NAS drive? I need one way synchronization ( download) with  "Available offline" option. Dropbox is currently set on local "C" drive ( Windows 10) with "Onli...
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  • Mark's avatar
    Mark
    18 days ago

    Dropbox doesnt work with NAS drives no, unfortunately. 

    You'd need to find a way to download locally to C: and then copy over. Or, some NAS manufactures have software which allows a sync to occur. 

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Juankhr
New member | Level 1
18 days ago

Yes it does. if you change the location of the dropbox local file to a External disk it will recognize NAS as a disk ( recoendation: do not unplugged the NAS or external disk ever )

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