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I can't select my existing Dropbox folder upon signing into the v209.3.3519 Dropbox app.
Dear all,
During installation I would like Dropbox to re-use the copy of dropbox folder which I have locally, but when I try to point dropbox installator to that location (D:\Dropbox in my case), i...
Rich
Super User II
Super User II
dma_k wrote:
... when I try to point dropbox installator to that location (D:\Dropbox in my case), installator suggests to rename the existing folder.
Back out of the installation. Rename the existing Dropbox folder to Dropbox_OLD or similar then install Dropbox and select the location that you want to use for the Dropbox folder. As soon as the installation is done, exit the Dropbox application. COPY your files from Dropbox_OLD to Dropbox, then restart the application.
Dropbox will re-index your files at this point. Be patient and LET IT WORK. Once it's done and you're sure your files are up-to-date, you can delete the Dropbox_OLD folder.
Horrible 😱 First of all I cannot not do it easily, as some files from Dropbox folder are used/locked (hence cannot rename folder to _OLD).
Second, I would need to wait until Dropbox synchronizes tons of gigabytes of data just to overwrite them with another tons of gigabytes. No way 😪 as I need to free disk space for that.
- Nancy
Dropbox Staff
dma_k, can you just select your D drive as the destination path in your Advanced settings instead of D:\Dropbox? Do you still get the same error after that?
If you remember, installator only allows you to choose the "parent" folder, which is D:\ in my case, and it adds Dropbox to it automatically. So you cannot customize the name of Dropbox folder – it is a fixed name.
- Megan
Hey dma_k, when you click the Dropbox folder location, you can choose the parent folder of the already established Dropbox folder. For example, if you have your Dropbox folder in the path "D:\OtherDrive\Folder\Team Name Dropbox", you'll want to select the folder "D:\OtherDrive\Folder".
Did you you choose D:\Dropbox or simply your 😧 path?
