# Dropbox sync and working with Windows

**URL:** <https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/dropbox-sync-and-working-with-windows/63035>\
**Category:** DEVONthink To Go\
**Created:** [March 15, 2021, 5:04pm UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/dropbox-sync-and-working-with-windows/63035 "2021-03-15T17:04:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![lollo](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/8baadc/32.png) [@lollo](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/lollo)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2021, 5:04pm UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/dropbox-sync-and-working-with-windows/63035/1 "2021-03-15T17:04:45Z")

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Hello everyone. I have a question about Dropbox sync and the possibility of making files available on a Windows pc.

Now, I use DTTG (version 2, for the time being, so maybe version 3 is different) mainly to search around notes, articles and the like, so I can easily search in documents aside from annotating them. However, I also like to backup pdfs I have annotated to an external USB drive, which is basically my library, and I keep only stuff I’m actively working on in the app (and on my iPad). Unfortunately, I don’t have a Mac, so passing files from tablet to laptop is quite clunky. I have tried Dropbox sync, but I can’t really see the actual files in Dropbox without DTTG, so the problem remains.

The question is, then, is it possible to place a database in Dropbox from DTTG, so that files can be accessed and modified _from_ Dropbox (browser or Windows)?

If it’s not possible, and somebody else is in a similar situation, is there a way to work on files from Windows without manually moving them back and forth? Is there a solution I’m not seeing?

Thanks in advance!

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**Author:** ![BLUEFROG](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/user_avatar/discourse.devontechnologies.com/bluefrog/32/135_2.png) [@BLUEFROG](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/BLUEFROG)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2021, 5:51pm UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/dropbox-sync-and-working-with-windows/63035/2 "2021-03-15T17:51:15Z")

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Welcome @lollo

No, this is not possible.  
Also, DEVONthink To Go doesn’t support indexing files, i.e., outside it’s own sandbox.