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Donutuser01
New member | Level 2
6 years ago

Two computers with single Dropbox account and want to change folder location

Hi, I am looking to change the location of my Dropbox folder. Right now both computers have Dropbox installed and the files are in the default location. My question is, I want to change the location ...
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  • Jay's avatar
    Jay
    6 years ago
    Hi there, the location can be different on different devices. It doesn’t need to be the same between computers.
     
    Hope this helps!
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Jay
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Hi there, the location can be different on different devices. It doesn’t need to be the same between computers.
 
Hope this helps!
Donutuser01's avatar
Donutuser01
New member | Level 2
6 years ago

Thanks for the response Jay! So just to confirm my thinking, one computer's dropbox client is going to show the new path, and the other computer will show the default path? 

Also, if I make any changes to what content syncs down to the computer, will those settings be shared between both clients? What I mean is, I have to be cognizant which computer has the smallest amount of free space, correct?

    • glaw21's avatar
      glaw21
      New member | Level 2
      4 years ago

      This topic seems to be directly related to my issue. Desktop computer has Dropbox located on drive E:. Laptop has only drive C:. I want my laptop to use the extensive Categories I have created on Desktop. I copied the related .dat file to Laptop. However, all Desktop file locations are hard mapped to drive E:. Therefore, the links in the categories are useless. Can the files be mapped using a symbolic link or some other method? If so, please provide instructions.

       

      Thanks.

      • Jay's avatar
        Jay
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        4 years ago
        Hi glaw21, could you clarify what you mean by your laptop only having C:, but Dropbox being located on E:? Is this an external drive?

        Symlinks to other locations wouldn't work with Dropbox, and instead only the link itself would be copied.

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