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jhedleyj
3 years agoHelpful | Level 7
Dropbox Backup shows external drive not plugged in even though it is
I have Dropbox Backup backing up my iMac and have added my external SSD as an additional backup. Everything went well until I restarted the computer and the external disk was then shown as unplugged ...
Hannah
Dropbox Community Moderator
2 years agoHey Jaquie D and anyone else having this issue.
Can you hover over your Dropbox icon and let me know what the sync status of the app is and which version you're currently using?
Jaquie D
2 years agoExplorer | Level 4
Hi Hannah, the sync status says "Up to date" and the version no. is 182.4.6427.
Thanks
- Jaquie D2 years agoExplorer | Level 4
I have done that but Dropbox Backup still says that the drive is unplugged.
- Jay2 years ago
Dropbox Community Moderator
Have you made any other changes to the machine, such as updating the OS, or making any changes to the external drive settings?
- Jaquie D2 years agoExplorer | Level 4
No
- Jay2 years ago
Dropbox Community Moderator
Could you try rebooting the machine, while leaving the external drive connected to the machine, to see if this helps?
- Jaquie D2 years agoExplorer | Level 4
I have tried restarting but Dropbox Backup still says the drive is unplugged.
- Jay2 years ago
Dropbox Community Moderator
Thanks for the info, in order to look into this matter in more detail, would it be possible to reach out to the email associated with your forum profile?
- Jaquie D2 years agoExplorer | Level 4
Yes sure, it's [Removed as per Community Guidelines]
- Jay2 years ago
Dropbox Community Moderator
Thanks, I've sent you an email, please could you reply to it when you get a chance.
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