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Hello, I would like to store my photos and music on an external drive and then synchronise this drive via Dropbox (macbook, imac, ipad etc.). Is this possible or can I just make a backup? How do I set up selective synchronisation so that the data is on the external drive but not on the Mac? I would really appreciate a simple solution. Thanks - Nadine
@Nadine_NB wrote:
I would like to store my photos and music on an external drive and then synchronise this drive via Dropbox ...
Dropbox will only sync the items located in your local Dropbox folder. It can back up your external drive, but it's not the same sync process as your Dropbox folder.
@Nadine_NB wrote:
I would like to store my photos and music on an external drive and then synchronise this drive via Dropbox ...
Dropbox will only sync the items located in your local Dropbox folder. It can back up your external drive, but it's not the same sync process as your Dropbox folder.
Thank you very much for your quick reply.
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