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Rukir
New member | Level 2
5 months ago

How to move files from Dropbox folder back onto my computer without copying them?

I put a big giant folder inside of the Dropbox folder, but now upon trying to move it back to my desktop it's saying I can only copy it over. I do not have enough storage space to do this, and I don'...
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Megan's avatar
Megan
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Hey @Rukir, I hope you're doing well! 

 

Do you get any specific errors when trying to move your content from within your Dropbox folder to your desktop? 

 

Also, is Backup enabled on your end? 

 

Let me know more, and we'll take it from there!

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Rukir
New member | Level 2
5 months ago

It's not necessarily an error. It says "Copy to Desktop" when I don't want to copy it to my Desktop because I don't have the space for that. It's taking up my computer's storage space already even though it's in Dropbox; I want to simply Move it out of the folder, not to create a duplicate.

 

  • Hannah's avatar
    Hannah
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    5 months ago

    Hey @Rukir, have you tried using cut+paste instead of dragging and dropping the folder?

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