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Move Dropbox folder to removable drive?
I have an Intel Compute Stick with very little storage on the device itself. I tried to move my Dropbox folder to a microSD card installed in my Intel Compute Stick but I got an error message from Dr...
I had been searching and I found this. Just did it and it works perfectly. http://copytaste.com/io8211xb
Dropbox on a Thumb Drive
1. You can have your Dropbox folder on removable media (a flash/thumb drive) on Windows. If you have a flash/thumb drive, you will first need to mount it. This is done by:
a. Control panel --> Administrative Tools --> Computer Management --> Storage --> Disk Management
b. Right click on the flash/thumb drive, select Change Drive Letter and Paths…
c. Select add, then select Mount in the following empty NTFS folder, browse to your C:, select New Folder…
d. Name the folder "DB Mount", click OK, click OK, click OK. Close Computer Management.
e. You can now access your flash/thumb drive through its removable storage location (drive letter) or through the mounted location (C: DB Mount). Dropbox requires a local drive (the mounted volume).
2. Download Dropbox at: https://www.dropbox.com/install (You will have to signup for an account if you don't already have one).
3. If you have a flash/thumb drive, install Dropbox to the mounted drive in C:, named DB Mount. Select the this as the location for your Dropbox directory.
I got around the not enough space issue by creating a test folder within my drop box files and then limiting the sync to only that folder. Since there was nothing in that folder it was small enough to sync, and I mounted the external as previously described then I switched the download location to the mounted drive within the (C:) drive. After I successfully switched the location I turned all the other folders on through sync and it didn't have an issue because it never throws a "not enough space" warning if there actually is enough space.
Seriously tho Dropbox, this shouldn't be necessary.
Nice! I have my laptop tied to a large corporate Dropbox. Stupidly I synced in what turned out to be 60Gb of stuff, which basically maxed out my 256Gb hard disk. After applying Adam's workaround I got the not enough space message. Dropbox apparently assumes the remaining space for the C drive includes the mounted drive. Mollie's trick saved the day, since selective unsync dumped most of the 60Gb from C, allowing me to move the Dropbox folder to the SD card. After selectively resyncing everything, my 60Gb of Dropbox stuff was restored (took quite a while). If Dropbox thinks this is a bad idea, fine, but they should let it go with a warning rather than refuse to let the buyer beware. Thanks.
