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MJP-Arlington
Helpful | Level 5
2 years ago

initial install of dropbox on D drive (a large HDD)

I am on Windows 11.  It is a new installation. I have a small C: dive SSD and a new formatted 2TB HDD. The C: drive has the majority of my programs on it. My 😧 drive will be my Dropbox containing my customer Data I want to backup on Dropbox.  Whenever I install dropbox it loads on my C:drive and I do not get a message to change the Target location.  How do I install Dropbox on my 😧 drive?


  • MJP-Arlington wrote:

    Whenever I install dropbox it loads on my C:drive and I do not get a message to change the Target location.  How do I install Dropbox on my D drive?


    You need to select the Advance Options during the install (just after signing in, I believe) and you'll have an option to specify the location of your Dropbox folder.

  • Rich's avatar
    Rich
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    MJP-Arlington wrote:

    Whenever I install dropbox it loads on my C:drive and I do not get a message to change the Target location.  How do I install Dropbox on my D drive?


    You need to select the Advance Options during the install (just after signing in, I believe) and you'll have an option to specify the location of your Dropbox folder.

  • diapalino's avatar
    diapalino
    New member | Level 2

    same question but with install on a new Mac Air with external 4TB Samsung SSD.....

    • diapalino's avatar
      diapalino
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      PS:  install is new to this Mac Air.  I have an existing DB account w 1.4TB +/- of data on it.  Want it on my Samsung SSD, not the 2TB SSD inside the Mac Air.....

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      Rich
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      diapalino wrote:

      same question but with install on a new Mac Air with external 4TB Samsung SSD.....


      From what I understand, the new update for macOS no longer supports installing Dropbox on an external drive. Dropbox now uses Apple's FIleProvider API which restricts the Dropbox folder to the CloudStorage folder.

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