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Dropbox with an external SSD
Hi! I have my Dropbox folder synced with an external SSD because, quite simply, there is no room on my internal SSD for it. I manage this by only opening the Dropbox app when I have the SSD conne...
I have to store them on an external drive. It's either that or not use Dropbox at all. There is no space for so many files on my internal drive.
This doesn't answer my question. If my files happened to be removed online due to the folder not syncing (due to, in my given example, the local drive containing the Dropbox folder being disconnected), would they be completely removed from the online storage or moved to 'Deleted files'?
Rich
Super User II
Super User II
timahall wrote:
This doesn't answer my question.
Sorry, I missed that part. Was focused on the external drive bit. Any files deleted from your account go to Deleted Files, regardless of what caused them to be deleted.
Oh, that's great. I feel safer in using Dropbox with my external drive if I can keep an eye on 'Deleted files' to make sure nothing being removed because of syncing problems.
