In support of USC faculty online document storage and sharing needs, there are currently three cloud-based storage solutions: Microsoft OneDrive for Business, Google Drive and Dropbox. Windows PC users may download the free SyncToy utility from Microsoft to backup external folders with Dropbox.ITS Support for Dropbox ending December 31, 2021 MacDropAny is available for Mac only and works with Dropbox, Google Drive, Box and other cloud storage services that impose the one-folder-only restriction.

Advanced users can directly run the command “ln -s” inside the shell terminal to create these links manually without requiring any app. What the MacDropAny application just did is it created a symbolic link, or soft link, in your Dropbox folder that points to the external folder. That’s all it takes to add any external Mac folder in your Dropbox queue. Just drag any Mac folder, drop it over the MacDropAny icon and choose the location of the Dropbox folder. You may even choose the root Dropbox folder here. Next select the folder inside your main Dropbox folder where you would like this external folder to go. Now launch the app and it will ask you select a folder on your Mac that you would like to sync with Dropbox (or Google Drive).

To get started, download MacDropAny and copy it to your Mac Applications folder. This app will allow you to sync folders outside your main Dropbox folder with Dropbox but without you having to move these folders anywhere. If you would you like to store files from other local folders in your Dropbox, you can either move these folders inside the main Dropbox folder or you can get hold of a free utility called MacDropAny. Any files that you place in this particular folder can be accessed from the web or any of your other computers and mobile devices. Cloud storage services like Dropbox and Google Drive allow you to have only one folder on the computer the content of which will always remain in sync with your online account.

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