# Does convert to local path not work over Wire?
**URL:** https://forum.logik.tv/t/does-convert-to-local-path-not-work-over-wire/9045
**Category:** Flame Questions
**Tags:** wiretap
**Created:** [August 31, 2023, 6:13pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/does-convert-to-local-path-not-work-over-wire/9045 "2023-08-31T18:13:22Z")
**Posts on this page:** 8
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### Author:  [@aaronneitz](https://forum.logik.tv/u/aaronneitz)
#### Post date: [August 31, 2023, 6:13pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/does-convert-to-local-path-not-work-over-wire/9045/1 "2023-08-31T18:13:22Z")
Ventura, 2023.3.1.
Back in the office. We use Dropbox as a central network server, and everyone has a local cache (so a cache of the dropbox tree, we don’t cache into Flame as it would be redundant) of the job tree. We pass archives around no problem with “convert to local path.” But wiring from box to box it’s all checkerboards.
The paths are there in alt+click. I have all the right translations in Storage.
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### Author:  [@KuleshovEffect](https://forum.logik.tv/u/KuleshovEffect)
#### Post date: [September 1, 2023, 6:05am UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/does-convert-to-local-path-not-work-over-wire/9045/2 "2023-09-01T06:05:07Z")
I don’t have the answer, but one possible solution is to create an Alias in Finder or a Symlink in Terminal.
-Ted
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### Author:  [@aaronneitz](https://forum.logik.tv/u/aaronneitz)
#### Post date: [September 1, 2023, 6:28pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/does-convert-to-local-path-not-work-over-wire/9045/3 "2023-09-01T18:28:45Z")
I did find an Autodesk article about Symlink’ing, thanks.
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### Author:  [@MLandon](https://forum.logik.tv/u/MLandon)
#### Post date: [September 2, 2023, 8:48pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/does-convert-to-local-path-not-work-over-wire/9045/4 "2023-09-02T20:48:20Z")
Hey there,
I 'd try simply unlinking the checkerboarded clips and then relinking them from their new location.
Good luck!
Michael
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### Author:  [@Slabrie](https://forum.logik.tv/u/Slabrie)
#### Post date: [September 5, 2023, 8:11pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/does-convert-to-local-path-not-work-over-wire/9045/5 "2023-09-05T20:11:32Z")
Exchanging media between workstations on the same workgroup requires the same mountpoints. using symlink as the article states also works.
You could also use Path Translation (Preferences / Storage) if symlink is not something for you.
The Convert to local path option is only for archive.
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### Author:  [@motoronlysync](https://forum.logik.tv/u/motoronlysync)
#### Post date: [September 5, 2023, 8:35pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/does-convert-to-local-path-not-work-over-wire/9045/6 "2023-09-05T20:35:09Z")
Make sure that the files and folders being accessed from within the Dropbox heiarchy have been presynced as well. Have been on a few Flame Dropbox cases as of late and this is a recurring theme. Symlinks will be your friend as mentioned above.
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### Author:  [@aaronneitz](https://forum.logik.tv/u/aaronneitz)
#### Post date: [September 5, 2023, 9:56pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/does-convert-to-local-path-not-work-over-wire/9045/7 "2023-09-05T21:56:38Z")
I’ll try symlink when we slow down. Def something to solve in near future. Archives working well, especially with half the team in NYC.
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### Author:  [@motoronlysync](https://forum.logik.tv/u/motoronlysync)
#### Post date: [September 6, 2023, 3:35pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/does-convert-to-local-path-not-work-over-wire/9045/8 "2023-09-06T15:35:09Z")
Wouldn’t be a bad idea to archive somewhere locally and then cp/mv them to the dropbox.