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Syncing to all devices including external SSD connected to the PC

I have a Dropbox subscription.

My devices are synced (phone and PC).

I bought a Sandisk Extreme Portable SSD and connected it to the PC.

I Backed up the PC to the SSD throughout Dropbox Backup.

I was expecting to be able to open files and folders offline in the SSD, but this doesn't happened.

I am almost sure I didn't understand the processes. I know that with a simple USB device I can reach files offline when working on the PC.

So I will greatly appreciate to be tutored for 2 things.

How to backup the PC to the SSD with Dropbox;
How to make the SSD available as the PC to open files and folder. In the PC I have only a litle space, less than 50G free, and in the SSD I have 4T. So I want it to be the place containing offline Dropbox Files and Folder.

I tried to be clear. Obiously I am poorly skilled in Superuser.

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Walter

Hey @kouty - sorry to hear you're having issues with this and happy New Year!

From what I gather you must be referring to the feature that enables you to backup your external drives to Dropbox, am I correct? If so, you can start by taking a look at this Help Center article.

In regards to your second question, you should be able to access your backup through the backups page, so take a look there as well.

Also, note that if you'd like to move your Dropbox folder to have it sync on an external drive, you'd need to follow these steps, but keep in mind that syncing is different than the Dropbox Backup feature.

I hope this helps and please let me know if you have any follow up questions.