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angeliquedenee
New member | Level 2
5 years ago

how to upload non duplicates to dropbox

I uploaded files to dropbox and there were server errors for some of the files. Does dropbox have an option to upload and skip duplicate files? I tried uploading everything again and it just tried up...
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Debelvoir
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This is really disappointing - when working with large folders and lots of larger files - to have to sync with a local machine is not an option. Manually picking through Dopbox's server errors and picking out files that wouldn't upload the first time round - unworkable. How can picking up duplicates not be a feature? I'm going to have to move elsewhere.

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philgreenc
Explorer | Level 4
5 years ago

I agree, this feature needs to be added!  I used to be able to drag and drop 5000 photos into a folder with, for example, 2500 of those photos and simply click "skip all" duplicates within Apple's finder.  For some reason this is no longer possible...and worse, not possible on the web platform or the desktop app!

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