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nupa's avatar
nupa
Helpful | Level 5
6 months ago

How to share a Dropbox folder between Windows and Linux installs on the same PC?

Currently it is impossible to share a Dropbox folder between Windows and Linux installs on the same PC. They appear to contain the same files with the same metadata, but Dropbox for Linux refuses to ...
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edge30's avatar
edge30
New member | Level 1
4 days ago

adding to this request... it makes no sense to pay for extra storage to dropbox, and having to keep two copies of the files in my pc, one foe windows and one for linux.... it is a total waste of space, completely the opposite of one of the main reasons one pays for Dropbox service.

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