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Forum Discussion
How to migrate a Dropbox folder from one PC to another?
Dear all,
I have a shared physical Dropbox folder on my old PC with all the "original" data in it, which is synchronized with the Dropbox cloud storage.
Now this PC is broken and I want to ph...
ostbeyer wrote:
But in order to download the files automatically, I first need to designate a location on the hard disk, don't I?
But where do I do that?
When you install the Dropbox application it will create a Dropbox folder in your user profile, though you have the option to select a different location during the install process.
Rich
Super User II
Super User II
ostbeyer wrote:
... I want to physically migrate this shared Dropbox folder to my new PC. How can I do that?
The easy method is to just install the Dropbox application on the PC and sign in to your account. All of your files will sync to your computer automatically.
If you're looking to actually move an existing Dropbox folder from one computer to another it can be done, though it's more technical. If that's what you want to do, let me know, though I suggest you just install the application and let it download your files automatically.
But in order to download the files automatically, I first need to designate a location on the hard disk, don't I?
But where do I do that?
- Rich
ostbeyer wrote:
But in order to download the files automatically, I first need to designate a location on the hard disk, don't I?
But where do I do that?
When you install the Dropbox application it will create a Dropbox folder in your user profile, though you have the option to select a different location during the install process.
Exactly what I wanted, thanks a lot!! That worked!!
