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nupa's avatar
nupa
Helpful | Level 5
3 months ago

How to share a Dropbox folder between Windows and Linux installs on the same PC?

Currently it is impossible to share a Dropbox folder between Windows and Linux installs on the same PC. They appear to contain the same files with the same metadata, but Dropbox for Linux refuses to ...
Desktop
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Megan's avatar
Megan
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3 months ago

Hey nupa, thanks for posting here! 

 

Like you said, at the moment this isn't possible. 

 

We don't have an official workaround for this that I can suggest, but since there are many users here in our Community that might be experiencing the same thing, they're more than welcome to share their thoughts and workarounds with you here. 

 

If I have any additional news, I'll make sure to share them with you. 

 

Thanks!

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