Skip to main content
Question

How do I Sync a folder on a different hard disk (not my C drive)

  • May 22, 2025
  • 2 replies
  • 51 views
C
Forum|alt.badge.img

I'm new to Box, and I'm trying to sync my folders to Box with Box Sync.

I did fine with Music and Pictures, but when I try to drag-and-drop a folder from another hard disk, it actually makes a copy of it in my C: drive -- which doesn't work for me.

I also tried dragging and dropping other folders in drive C:, and it seems to actually move them over -- that's not good either.  I'm wondering, am I doing it wrong somehow?

Any suggestions?  Thanks in advance...

    2 replies

    C
    Forum|alt.badge.img

    Hi Andrew, 

    Welcome to the Box Community!

    If you would like to change the location of your Box Sync folder to another hard disk, please take a look at this article: https://support.box.com/hc/en-us/articles/360043696674-Modifying-the-Location-of-the-Box-Sync-Folder

    Hope that helps!

    Best,

    C
    Forum|alt.badge.img

    Hi France, that sounds good, but please help me understand:  does Box Sync always only sync the files that are in the Box Sync folder?  Is there no way to sync files that actually live in a different folder, say, my email program's Mail folder or on a different drive on my computer?  I have 2 disks on my PC (C: and D:), a fast one and a big one, and Windows wants me to keep pictures etc. in C:, while my apps including email want to keep stuff in D:...

    Thanks in advance -- as you can tell, I'm completely new to this...

     

    Terms of ServiceAccessibility statement