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hornedfrog
Helpful | Level 5
2 months ago

Moving Dropbox to a new PC from an old one where the Dropbox folder is on an external USB drive

Hello, I have received a new PC.  I want to move Dropbox to the new PC from the old PC.  The Old PC has the Dropbox folder on a USB3 external drive and syncs all files and folders locally.

What is the best way to do this?

 

Thanks,

Al

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  • Walter's avatar
    Walter
    2 months ago

    Yes, just make sure to select the correct path when setting it up hornedfrog 

     

    Or, you can let the app create a new Dropbox folder to another location upon installing it if you wish. 

    • hornedfrog's avatar
      hornedfrog
      Helpful | Level 5
      2 months ago
      Thank you for the reply. So just install the app on the new computer and select the external dropbox folder on the old external USB Drive and it will sync to that on the new computer?
      • Walter's avatar
        Walter
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        2 months ago

        Yes, just make sure to select the correct path when setting it up hornedfrog 

         

        Or, you can let the app create a new Dropbox folder to another location upon installing it if you wish. 

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