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Forum Discussion
Duplicate Folder contents
hello,
I have a large amount of music, in folders by artist and subfolders by album, on an external hard drive that I would like to copy to my Dropbox.
Some of them are already on my Dropbox but ...
Здравко Thank you for your input! :slight_smile:
Anjistar Have you tried the features that can save your hard drive space? If not, please take the time to check them out: Selective Sync, Smart Sync.
I am suggesting the Dropbox desktop app because the website has limitations on uploads. Read about this here.
Finally, Allan G. I would like to add that dragging the existing files in the Dropbox folder, would take less time, than uploading online and manually deleting the files from your drive.
Note: :pushpin:
- You will not need to wait with your browser open for the syncing to complete.
- You can set up settings for the desktop app to sync faster.
- The local copies can be removed by our system automatically with syncing features. Please check Selective Sync and Smart Sync using the hyperlinks offered above.
Hope this is helpful everyone.
Keep in touch! :grin: Would love to get more feedback on this and provide a solution any other concerns.
Thank you!
Rich
Super User II
Super User II
Allan G. wrote:
Dropbox isn't any smarter than your file manager.
When using the local Dropbox folder on your computer, this is true, but when uploading through the Dropbox website, it doesn't work the same as Explorer or Finder.
Yes, of course you are correct, I rarely use the website, and missed the crucial use of the word Upload. Without trying to derail the discussion, is there any good reason for doing it this way?
