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Understanding A, B, C, and D Drives: What They Mean and How They’re Used
Hey there, it's Theresa here 👋. You might see me around the Community, popping into different threads and joining conversations and I often notice users looking for the best ways to manage their storage effectively 🚀. By default, Dropbox saves files on your computer’s internal drive, typically the C: drive 👨💻. But sometimes, you need a little extra space, and the D: drive can be a great alternative. It helps free up valuable room on your primary drive while still giving you seamless access to your important files. If you want to learn more about setting up Dropbox on an external drive, check out this guide. But what about those other drives? The ones labeled A: and B:? Why don’t modern computers use them? And what exactly does the C: drive do? Let’s take a nostalgic and practical dive into the world of drive letters and what they mean in computing 💻. A: and B: Drives Ah, the A: and B: drives - ancient relics of computing! Back in the day, these drives were the VIP section for floppy disks, the original storage superheroes of the 80s and 90s. For those lucky enough to have never experienced floppy disks, let me explain: they were small, portable, and could hold a whopping 1.44 MB to 2.88 MB of data. That’s right, an entire three documents …if you were lucky 💾. Modern computers no longer come with A: or B: drives, as the floppy disk has been banished to the land of obsolete tech alongside VHS tapes and Blockbuster memberships 📼. However, those letters are still reserved for these iconic disks, almost like a tribute to the O.G’s of storage - here, computers have to pay their respects to the ancestors too. C: Drive The C: drive is the most important and commonly used drive in a computer system. It is typically the main hard drive (HDD) or solid-state drive (SSD) that contains the operating system (like Windows), applications, and most of your files 💻. In modern Windows systems, the C: drive is like your default "everything" space. It’s where the system stores its most prized possessions, from system files to personal documents to that folder full of memes you forgot about. Installing Dropbox on your C: drive is a great way to store your cloud files locally on your computer while keeping them synced across all your devices. So, think of the C: drive as the top drawer of your desk: it holds all the stuff you need every day, the stuff you’ll probably need soon, and the stuff you just threw in there to deal with later. Keep it clean…or don’t - but either way, the C: drive is where it all goes down 👩💻. D: Drive The D: drive is the unsung hero stepping in when you need a little extra space. It’s like the spare room in your house, or that second closet where you shove everything when company’s coming over 🙊. The D: drive is typically assigned to secondary storage devices. This could be a second hard drive, an optical drive (AKA CD/DVD drives ..remember those?), or even a partition on the same physical hard drive as the C: drive. And let’s not forget its role as the go-to for removable storage like USB flash drives or external hard drives. (Hint: Set up Dropbox on you D: Drive for those "I’ll definitely organise this later" files) 👨💻. So, whether you're optimizing storage, decluttering your digital space, or just taking a trip down memory lane, it’s always good to know what’s going on behind the scenes 😉. And hey, if you ever need help managing your files, you know where to find me 👩💻. I’ll be around the Community, diving into conversations and helping out wherever I can. Got any storage tricks, you or even fun computer nostalgia to share 💾💿📼? Drop them in the comments.. I’d love to hear them!
Dropbox app on Fedora KDE 41 stuck on "Connecting..."
I have just installed Dropbox on Fedora KDE 41 and logged in to my Dropbox account. I can put files in the Dropbox folder and they get uploaded. However, when I right click on the taskbar icon the top item in the menu is stuck on "Connecting...". There is no notifications of anything uploading or downloading so it is impossible to know if everything is working without logging into my Docker account on the web and checking. What should I be able to see in that menu instead of "Connecting..." and how do I fix it so I can keep an eye on what Dropbox is doing?Syncing icons are missing from Dropbox folder in macOS Sequoia
hey! I have a new iMac with sequoia installed. I have the dropbox desktop app but it won't allow me to see the syncing symbols or right click and download. I know there is a setting in the privacy/security tab and then to click something in extensions.. but sequoia does not have those settings. just wondering if anyone has a solution for this
dropbox keeps updating to beta when i have opted out of early access
I keep getting updated to the beta when i dont want the beta anymore. it sucks and i turned off early access in my account. can some smart person from dropbox just remove me from the beta forever? its horrible and I never want it again
Selective Sync ('Do not upload' option) disappeared from Finder on Mac 14.7.1
So I've been using this option a ton before, like, when you work with a super large files and you don't need to upload them all while working on them, so there was on option in context menu "dont sync to dropbox" in finder, now it dissapeared? Is this bug or permanent now? Im on MACOS 14.7.1 and Dropbox v214.4.5217Suspicious "DropboxUpdater" file appears to be passing itself as legitimate Dropbox file
Hi, I'm informing you about this both to let you know that Dropbox may be being used as a means to get through firewalls, and to get this on the record for other people having the same issue. I will also be informing BitDefender. I have Dropbox installed at "C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox" and within the "C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Update" folder, the executable is named "DropboxUpdate.exe" Above details the legitimate Dropbox install. However, there has recently been a second Dropbox presence on my PC, presumably using Dropbox credentials to walk through my firewall. I use BitDefender. The second presence is located at "C:\Program Files\Dropbox\DropboxUpdater\123.0.6299.61" and is named "updater.exe" I initially didn't see it as suspicious due to the "Dropbox"-named folder in it's path. However, whenever it connected to the internet, it downloaded a file, then created a folder named "C:\Program Files\chrome_unpacker_beginunzipping33496_1121615137\" The number string was different for each file, but followed the same pattern of 5 and 10 numbers. This folder contained a filed named "dropboxclientinstaller.exe" which would then connect to the internet, however, it didn't show up in the "Application Access" tab of the Bitdefender Firewall, but did create a new "Rule" in that tab, with access allowed. It then downloaded a separate .RAR file to the following folder and deleted itself, leaving the "chrome_unpacker*" folder in place. "C:\Program Files\Dropbox\DropboxUpdater\123.0.6299.61" Here, I don't know what the files were called, but there were a lot of them there. As soon as I found them, I deleted the lot, as well as all other related folders and files. I required Admin access to do so, and only after I had deleted everything else could I deleted the "updater.exe" file.
Installing Dropbox desktop app for Windows to Program Files instead of x86 Program Files
Is there any way to modify Dropbox installation procedure so that it installs to Program Files folder instead of Program Files (x86)...? e.g. with some parameter after dropbox-install.exe If not when is it in schedule to change the folder? Dropbox is one of only programs left that I have that installs to Program Files x86. The program seems to be already 64-bit so it could very well be located in Program Files with majority of other apps.
The Dropbox desktop app is making multiple files offline after opening just one file on my computer
I started noticing that my space on my hard drive is slowing getting smaller, and just now I realized the culprit is the Dropbox app (PC). I noticed that after opening one PDF, all my files on my folder started going offline mode, I saw the Dropbox tray growing bigger and bigger from 10 files syncing to 200. How can I fix this? Yes, I already chose my folders on Selective Sync (and thank god, because other wise all of my folders would start to randomly download), I have the Save Hard drive Automatically thing ON already too, and the Default Sync state for new files to Online-only. I already tried uninstalling and installing again, but it keeps happening... help please
The desktop app crashes on my MacBook Pro running Mac OS 15.3
I have a continuing problem on a MacBook Pro running the latest 15.3 Sonoma with Dropbox Plus. Periodically I will look for the Dropbox icon in my menu bar and it will not be there, and Activity Monitor says it is not running either. I'll start the Dropbox app again, and it will be visible in the menu bar until the next time it isn't. Seems to be random time lengths. Thoughts?
