Using dropbox on a shared drive

Is this possible. Is it possible to map dropbox as a network drive? Did this post help you? If so please mark it for some Kudos below. If so please press the ' Accept as Solution ' button to help others find it. Still stuck?

Ask me a question! Questions asked in the community will likely receive an answer within 4 hours! I have been looking for a cheaper option than WebDrive, but so far it's the best solution I've found for accessing Dropbox as though it's a server rather than a synced folder.

Seems like Dropbox should let us use it as a mapped drive without having to get a third party application. That's not what he's referring to, Rick. He means to have a folder or virtual drive on his computer that is directly linked to the files in his account nothing stored locally, files accessed directly from the Dropbox servers through Explorer or Finder.

Joe, Dropbox has stated in the past that they have no plans to provide such functionality. Dropbox is intended as a file synchronization service; not a cloud-based folder or drive. Rich R. He wanted to use dropbox as if it were a mapped drive. So dropbox is still not his solution. Bill J. The way we work is changing.

Share and discover new ways to work smarter with Dropbox in our community. Compare plans. Share folders without worry. Organize your folders in one place. Frequently asked questions. How do I create and organize folders in Dropbox? What is a shared folder?

How do I create a shared folder in Dropbox? Can I control who has access to shared folders in Dropbox? Keep your team organized with shared folders. Organize before you act. Download report. Make folders do more. Download ebook. Learn from the experts. See more features. File sharing. Explore file sharing. Cloud storage. Explore cloud storage. File backup. Explore online file backup. On the other hand, you have easier way to operate to backup Dropbox to external hard drive. Here is how it works:.

Besides, you could backup external hard drive to Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive, and other clouds, migrate OS to SSD drive, create differential and incremental backup, automatically backup entire hard drive, partitions, and other files, and so on.

If you want to backup Dropbox on removable media, such as USB flash drive, SD card, or others removable media, Dropbox does not support, how to deal with it? You have ways to realize that move Dropbox on removable media.

Select Add Dropbox requires a local drive the mounted volume. If you have already installed Dropbox, just move Dropbox folder location to the removable media. Portable applications have their own advantages and I always prefer them over installers when it comes to applications for Windows.

We have already seen how to make any Windows application portable using Cameyo but it has some limitations. I store most of my important files on Dropbox so that I can work on them from any computer. Of course the web interface is good enough to download the files but nothing can compete with a desktop app.

Furthermore, as most of the times administrative access are locked on these public computers, downloading and installing one is out of the picture. As a solution, DropboxPortableAHK is a simple, AutoHotkey script that easily lets you run Dropbox as a portable app and that too without the need of any administrative privileges.

Make a separate folder for the task as all your Dropbox files will be downloaded in it. Step 1: Launch the program to start the nine step setup wizard. The first screen is the welcome screen and will ask you to select your preferred language. The Auto detect mode works just fine. Step 2: In the next step, the program will check your internet connection. If you are using a direct internet connection, you will pass the test without much of a delay.

People who connect to internet using a proxy connection will have to configure the same and pass the test before they proceed. Step 4: This step is only useful if you are importing your existing Dropbox account. But I recommend you skip the step and do a fresh set up at the end of the wizard. Step 5: In the update notification step, put a check on the options to get notified when both, the portable application and the Dropbox program, gets an update and proceed to the next step.