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RogueDog's avatar
RogueDog
Explorer | Level 3
2 months ago

Adding an external drive to iPad for “Make Available Offline” location

Can we get the ability to make an external hard drive the off-line location for Dropbox content in the iPad app?
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Jay's avatar
Jay
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30 days ago

Hi RogueDog, thanks for the clarification.

 

As it isn't possible to choose a local folder on the iOS or Android app as the location to store the offline files, since these files would reside only in the Dropbox mobile app, it wouldn't be possible to use an external drive on either mobile OS.

 

We do appreciate the feedback on this matter and we take all comments into consideration when improving the Dropbox app and services.

  • RogueDog's avatar
    RogueDog
    Explorer | Level 3
    30 days ago

    Hi Jay

     

    Thank you for taking the time to respond.

     

    Ryan

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