Mac only
Dropbox as a drive on your Mac
Dropbox as a drive in Finder. Your files stay in Dropbox and take no space on your Mac until you open them.
Make room in your Mac. Dropbox keeps your files, and DriveMyMac shows them as a drive in Finder. They take no space on your Mac until you open them.
Three steps
- BuyPay once for this Mac. Your license key arrives by email.
- Paste your keyOpen the app and paste the key. Switch on the drive when macOS asks.
- Connect DropboxChoose Dropbox, sign in with Dropbox in your browser, and the drive appears in Finder.
How to connect Dropbox
- Add storageOpen DriveMyMac, choose Add storage and pick Dropbox.Add storage
Google Drive
Dropbox
OneDrive
Amazon S3
Network share
- Sign in with DropboxYour browser opens Dropbox’s own page. Sign in and allow access. Your Dropbox password never reaches DriveMyMac.Sign in with DropboxSign in to DropboxAllow DriveMyMac to see and change your filesContinue
- It appears in FinderYour account email names the storage. Your Dropbox appears as a folder in the DriveMyMac drive.
- Applications
- Documents
- DriveMyMac
DropboxOther storage - Files stream as you open themA file downloads when you open it. Changes you save upload to Dropbox in the background.
- Holiday.mov
- Report.pdf
- Archive.zipNot downloaded
What you allow
- Account
- Sign in with Dropbox in your browser. There are no keys to paste.
- Permission
- Dropbox asks to see and change your files and folders, so DriveMyMac can read and write them.
- Which account
- The one you sign in with. Add Dropbox again to connect a second account.
- Folders
- Your whole Dropbox shows, as it is in the Dropbox web app, including shared folders that are in it.
To remove the access later, open Dropbox on the web, go to Settings, then Connected apps, and remove DriveMyMac.
Good to know
- Very large single files (hundreds of GB) can hit Dropbox upload limits; normal files are fine.
- Dropbox ignores capital letters in names. A new name that only differs in capitals from an existing one is refused.
- A name cannot end in a dot or a space.
- Dropbox may keep deleted files in its own trash for a while.
Why DriveMyMac for Dropbox
- Sign in with DropboxYou sign in on Dropbox’s own page. Your Dropbox password never touches DriveMyMac. The sign-in stays in this Mac’s Keychain.
- No big sync folderFiles are not copied to your Mac up front. They open on demand, so a large Dropbox does not eat your disk.
- Dropbox next to your other storagesAdd Google Drive, OneDrive or a NAS too. Each is a folder in the same drive, or join them into one space.
- You keep your Dropbox planDriveMyMac does not sell storage. You use the Dropbox space you already pay for.
Questions
What does DriveMyMac ask Dropbox for?
To see and change your files and folders, so it can read and write them. Dropbox shows you the exact wording before you allow it.
Can I connect two Dropbox accounts?
Yes. Choose Add storage again and sign in with the other account. Each one is its own folder in the drive.
How do I disconnect Dropbox?
Remove the storage in DriveMyMac. To also cancel the access, open Dropbox on the web, go to Settings, then Connected apps, and remove DriveMyMac.
Does Dropbox use space on my Mac?
No. Files stay in Dropbox and take no space on your Mac until you open them. Choose Keep on this Mac for files you want offline.
Do I give you my Dropbox password?
No. You sign in on Dropbox’s own page. The sign-in is kept in your Mac’s Keychain, and the Mac talks straight to Dropbox.
Is this the Dropbox app?
No. The Dropbox app is made by Dropbox and works with Dropbox only. DriveMyMac is for when you use more than one storage and want them together in Finder.
Can I use Dropbox and Google Drive together?
Yes. Each storage is a folder in the DriveMyMac drive. You can also join storages into one space.
Do I pay for Dropbox through you?
No. You keep paying Dropbox for your storage. DriveMyMac is a one-time payment per Mac.
Do I need macFUSE?
No. DriveMyMac uses Apple’s FSKit, built into macOS. No driver to install and no security changes in Recovery. You turn on one switch in System Settings, once.
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$5.99 lifetime at launch, then $19.99 lifetime. One time, per Mac.