Acutally If you change it you should still be able to sunch it. Try rerunning the installer the way they specified and do that.
I've been using db for about 2 years now and as long as youmove the folder in advanced you can still synch. On Oct 28, 2011, at 8:43 AM, James AUSTIN wrote: > Hi Courtney, > > I'm no DB expert, but I would think not. > > Typically, the installation puts the folder in your Home folder. If you had > chosen the "Advanced" setup, you could have specified where the folder was to > go. I think moving it manually would break the link. > > Why don't you try running the installer on your external drive? > TC :) > james > On 28 Oct 2011, at 15:48, Courtney Curran wrote: > >> Hi, >> Thanks so much for your help. I got dropbox installed, but I have a >> question. If I move my dropbox folder to an external hard drive, will it >> still be synced? >> Thanks, >> Courtney >> On 27/10/2011, at 6:32 in the Afternoon, James AUSTIN wrote: >> >>> Hi Courtney, >>> >>> No, you're not out of luck. Try this: >>> >>> 1. Open the DMG file. >>> 2. When it opens and you see the DropBox app, perform a VO+Shift+M or >>> Control+Click on the ap. >>> 3. A menu will pop up, with an option called "Show Package Contents". >>> 4. Click on this. >>> 5. Open the "Contents" folder and then the "Mac OS X" folder >>> 6. Open the "DropBox" file. This will open a Terminal window. After a few >>> seconds, you should get the DB installation/login app come up. >>> >>> Hope this helps >>> TC :) >>> james >>> On 27 Oct 2011, at 23:24, Courtney Curran wrote: >>> >>>> Hi, >>>> No, I haven't, when I did a clean install of lion on my mac mini, Dropbox >>>> got wiped out right along with everything else, but I didn't really need >>>> it then. But now, I need something out of one of my folders for school, so >>>> am I out of luck? I have a macbook with dropbox on it, but I won't be >>>> around it until tomorrow evening. >>>> Thanks, >>>> Courtney >>>> On 27/10/2011, at 6:20 in the Afternoon, James AUSTIN wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi Courtney, >>>>> >>>>> Have you already st up DB? If so, then I don't think you can log in with >>>>> the app. If not then you can set it up quite easily, although it is not >>>>> obvious. Let me know and I'll try to help. >>>>> >>>>> TC :) >>>>> james >>>>> On 27 Oct 2011, at 23:18, Courtney Curran wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Hi, >>>>>> Is there a way I can at least log into dropbox on my mac with the app? >>>>>> Is logging in even accessible anymore? >>>>>> Thanks, >>>>>> Courtney >>>>>> >>>>>> <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> >>>>>> >>>>>> To reply to this post, please address your message to >>>>>> mac-access@mac-access.net >>>>>> >>>>>> You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access >>>>>> forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive: >>>>>> <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> >>>>>> or at the public Mail Archive: >>>>>> <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/>. >>>>>> Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: >>>>>> <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml> >>>>>> >>>>>> The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, >>>>>> virus and worm-free! >>>>>> >>>>>> Please remember to update your membership options periodically by >>>>>> visiting the list website at: >>>>>> <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/> >>>>> >>>>> <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> >>>>> >>>>> To reply to this post, please address your message to >>>>> mac-access@mac-access.net >>>>> >>>>> You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum >>>>> at either the list's own dedicated web archive: >>>>> <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> >>>>> or at the public Mail Archive: >>>>> <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/>. >>>>> Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: >>>>> <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml> >>>>> >>>>> The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus >>>>> and worm-free! 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