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monica_alvarez
Explorer | Level 4
2 years ago

Restore external hard drive after failure

The external hard drive I had backed up to dropbox failed.  I'm in the process of downloading all my files to a new external hard drive.  It has been a daunting task since its 1.5TB of files, but I'v...
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  • Hannah's avatar
    Hannah
    2 years ago

    Hey monica_alvarez, sorry to jump in here.

     

    I believe that removing the old drive from your backup and then backing up the new drive would be the best and safest way to go.

     

    I hope this helps!

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Hannah
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Hey monica_alvarez, sorry to jump in here.

 

I believe that removing the old drive from your backup and then backing up the new drive would be the best and safest way to go.

 

I hope this helps!

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monica_alvarez
Explorer | Level 4
2 years ago

THANKS HANNAH!!!

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