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How can I go about making a backup copy of my files that I uploaded to Dropbox to an external hard drive?
I'll give it a shot tonight 😬👍🏻 thank you
Thank you Rich R. Very simple to do!!
Hi all,
I would like to backup to Dropbox a big folder in my external drive (100GB) that does not fit into my computer (hence it is in the external drive). How can I go about this? Cheer, sara
If you are downloading from the web you can just change your downloads location
ie. Safari > Preferences > General > File Download Location > Select your external hard drive location.
Hope this helps 😉
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Where does a Dropbox file”live”?
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