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rymanbugs
Helpful | Level 6
2 years ago

Backup from Dropbox to External HD

I’d like to backup the entire contents of my large Dropbox account to an external hard drive. What is the best way to do this? Considerations: I have a complex web of folders and files, some of ...
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michelle32
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Any luck yet? I am also wanting to back up all my files directly onto an external hard drive. My computer doesn't have space to download everything to copy and paste over

 

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Mark
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8 months ago
michelle32 wrote:

Any luck yet? I am also wanting to back up all my files directly onto an external hard drive. My computer doesn't have space to download everything to copy and paste over

 

Dropbox does not have this functionality. Sorry.

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