I’ve what must be a very easy query however Google Search is failing me.

I’ve numerous knowledge (TBs) on Dropbox. My laptop computer exhausting drive has solely 500 GB. For the previous few years, I’ve been utilizing the sync function on Dropbox and solely downloading what I want for my laptop computer as wanted. So, at any given time, I solely have 500 GB of information domestically, with the remaining “on the cloud”.

Downside: I wish to cease utilizing Dropbox. So what do I do? If I make a duplicate of all my Dropbox recordsdata on a 15 TB exterior exhausting drive, then how can I sync up the exhausting drive with my laptop computer to make the exhausting drive operate like Dropbox does?

When I attempt to google this, I solely ever discover the best way to “backup” my laptop computer. All of the software program appears to concentrate on making a picture of the laptop computer exhausting drive after which syncing from there. However that’s not what I wish to do.

I need all my knowledge to sit down on a 15 TB exhausting drive after which pull in a small subset “native copy” to my laptop computer as wanted. Once I plug within the exterior exhausting drive, all of the adjustments made on my laptop computer can be mirrored on the exterior.

Am I over considering this? There should be a easy answer that I’m lacking right here…