Need to download files straight from dropbox to an external hard drive

[Nikolai7]

I need to download some big files straight to an external hard drive instead of the internal drive on my macbook.  I cant find the option to switch the default download location.

[Rich · Accepted solution]

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@Nikolai7 wrote:

I cant find the option to switch the default download location.

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The Dropbox client on your computer will always sync to the Dropbox folder. You can move the entire folder to a different drive in Preferences (externals are NOT recommended), but you can't specify a different sync location for just certain files.

If you're referring to downloading files from the Dropbox website, then Dropbox isn't controlling the download location; your browser is.

[Nikolai7]

Thanks homie.  You were right, just had to change my safari settings.