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Install dropbox program to different drive
Is there a way to choose your own installation location for the dropbox program? My OS drive will otherwise drown (seems like 60Gb is not enough for only windowss 7). Or do I need to switch to a diff...
Thanks for the quick reply, seems like I have leave dropbox for now. I even tried to find older versions to see if they still had that option and update aftwards but I wasn't succesfull.
Sanchez
Dropbox Staff
Dropbox Staff
Hi @Sanchez
I have the same problem - smaller SSD OS drive, large internal data and non-OS install drive. It's Dropbox's install size on this drive that's the problem.
I've done a re-install which has reduced the footprint temporarily, but I suspect it will shortly grow again as DB files away operational data.
The only two programs I've noticed so far that *insist* on installing on C: are Dropbox and Google Chrome. It's a real PITA for me and presumably others with this (not uncommon) set up.
The option to install to a specific internal drive is, IMO, essential. If you want to throw up a ton of caveats at the point of install saying "Don't install to an external/removable drive" then please, by all means do, but please let us choose.
Cheers
- Jane
Hey JeroUK,
As per your request, kindly note that currently this option is not available, though I understand that you'd like to avoid installing Dropbox on your C:\ drive altogether, so I'll make sure to pass your comments along to the team.
You may keep in mind though for the time being, that you could save up some space by clearing the Dropbox cache & applying Selective Sync locally on your device.
I hope this helps, please let me know if you need more assistance!
Thank you for your clear response.
If I could afford a larger SSD drive to run off, that would be great :-) ... but that's not an option sadly :-(
I sincerely hope the dev team take this on board. It's an ongoing frustration and as far (as my research shows) an unnecessary restriction that is, looking at the many posts about this very subject for both Dropbox and Chrome, winding up a lot of customers.
Cheers
I can't seem to find how to move this on the desktop app? When I click on the dropbox icon, it only goes to the Windows File Explorer. There are no "built-in tools"? I can't have the files on my small SSD C drive. They have to be in the 2 TB "E drive" so that is where dropbox needs to be and in response to the suggestions to this person - I'm not willing to be selective and the whole point of having the dropbox account for my needs to is backup every single file I own, immediately, not manually one file at a time to the website. I'm not sharing a file with a co-worker, I'm saving my files in case the computer crashes.
- Rich
Super User II
nikkil wrote:
When I click on the dropbox icon, it only goes to the Windows File Explorer.
Not the Dropbox icon on your desktop. The Dropbox icon in your system tray (near your clock).
- Thank you! I never even thought to look there. It seems like if you click on a program, it should give you the options no matter where you go click on it.
