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Jennifer G.29

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Re: Disaster: Dropbox removing external disk support for Mac users :(
Hundreds of comments are about the original title. Please change it back to Disaster: Dropbox removing external disk support for Mac users 😞
2 years ago Place Storage Space
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Re: Disaster: Dropbox removing external disk support for Mac users :(
It sounds like I left just in time. I went with Sync and since I got it set up, it’s been fairly seamless. Good luck.
2 years ago Place Storage Space
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Re: Disaster: Dropbox removing external disk support for Mac users :(
I recall several posts in this very long thread that say that while Dropbox is considering solutions to this problem, they're waiting to roll this out to external-drive users. If I'm remembering that...
2 years ago Place Storage Space
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Re: Disaster: Dropbox removing external disk support for Mac users :(
I appreciate that Dropbox sees that this change is a significant problem (putting it mildly). What’s the timeline for an accommodation for Mac users? I can’t just have Dropbox taking hard drive space ...
2 years ago Place Storage Space
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Re: Disaster: Dropbox removing external disk support for Mac users :(
This explains the unusual Dropbox behavior I've seen the last couple of weeks. Add me to the list of Mac admins who will have to leave Dropbox (after 12 years of paid!) if it can't support external d...
2 years ago Place Storage Space
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Re: No dialog box when connecting external HD?
Jay, I did that. That’s how I know the size of the data to be backed up on Dropbox and how I know the two are different, by a lot.
3 years ago Place Apps and Installations
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Re: No dialog box when connecting external HD?
Hi Megan, yes, it’s running and all the drives synced, supposedly. Somehow though, the space that’s used on Dropbox is about 200GB smaller than it should be. How can I find out if the external drive i...
3 years ago Place Apps and Installations
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Re: No dialog box when connecting external HD?
MeganWalterHello, OP here...one step deeper, I have another issue. I got the popup on a new drive and selected it so it backs up to Dropbox. Dropbox created the "synced drive" on dropbox.com--I can...
3 years ago Place Apps and Installations
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Re: No dialog box when connecting external HD?
EDIT: Found it, thanks anyway. Megan, how do I stop receiving notifications of replies on this thread? I’m the OP and not subscribed to any of the posts. Thanks.
3 years ago Place Apps and Installations
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Re: No dialog box when connecting external HD?
Hello, I’m not sure this is the same issue I started the thread about…you might community answers on a new post. I never found a fix for this. The only way to get Dropbox to recognize the drive was...
4 years ago Place Apps and Installations
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