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Adamsaundersmusic
Explorer | Level 3
2 months ago

How can I upload from an SSD directly?

Is it possible to upload to Dropbox directly from an SSD, so I can share video files with an editor? I only have 512GB on my internal drive in my Mac, so there isn’t always room to store them on t...
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Jay
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Hi Adamsaundersmusic, thanks for posting today.

 

Are you uploading the entire SSD, or certain files from the external drive?

 

This will help me to assist further!

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Adamsaundersmusic
Explorer | Level 3
2 months ago
Certain files/folders
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    Walter
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    2 months ago

    Thanks for clarifying that for us Adamsaundersmusic 

     

    Would the walk-around described here work for what you had in mind by any chance? 

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      Adamsaundersmusic
      Explorer | Level 3
      2 months ago
      That looks complex

      If I uploaded the whole drive would that be a workaround?
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        Walter
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        2 months ago

        I guess this would depend on your needs Adamsaundersmusic 

         

        You can give it a go if you like though, and let us know if anything else comes up. 

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