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Margo C.1
New member | Level 1
9 years ago

How to download / move files back to my computer

Does anyone know how to download the files that I previously uploaded to my dropbox, back to my computer? There's a lot so can I do entire folders, or at least select multiples? Appreciate any help, ...
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Rich
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9 years ago

The easiest method is to just install the Dropbox client and let all of your folders sync to your computer automatically. Otherwise you need to download files individually, or grouped together in a Zip file, from the Dropbox website.

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