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How to download all Dropbox files into an extra external drive?
How to download all Dropbox folders + files into an extra external hard disk?
I need to keep sync folders + files in my C drive.
To back up all the folders + files in my extra external hard disk ...
Megan
Dropbox Staff
Dropbox StaffHi there, KH18, let's jump right into this!
If I understand this correctly, it sounds like you wish to download your entire Dropbox content using the website, am I right?
If not, feel free to clarify for me.
I'd definitely suggest our desktop app, since it'd make things simpler. But since you want to use our website, please keep in mind that you can only download a folder if it's less than 250 GB (uncompressed) and has fewer than 10,000 total files.
Is it possible that your content was larger than that?
Let me know more, I'll be waiting for your reply!
If I understand this correctly, it sounds like you wish to download your entire Dropbox content using the website, am I right? >> Yes
Is it possible that your content was larger than that? Yes
my personal dropbox space is "Using 0.9 TB of 2 TB"
I have no idea most of the files with this icon.
I cannot open it in the hard disk drive.
Some files lost.
- Mark
Super User II
Hi KH18
That icon is not a Dropbox one. It is a OneDrive icon. That means the files are either stored in OneDrive, or, were stored in OneDrive but not downloaded locally before you moved them. So actually they are an empty placeholder.
You need to go back to OneDrive - either with those files, if it works, and try to download, or restore via OneDrive online and THEN once they are downloaded locally move to Dropbox
