attempted to zip too many files error when wanting to download backup

[majorvoid]

Hi, iv'e backed up my dropbox files and i'm attempting to download them from the backup site. i'm reffering to: https://www.dropbox.com/backup/

when i go to the website and ask to download it, it tells me "Attempted to zip too many files". this made me loose a heart beat, though i know everything is there. i'm relying on this, which i guess was a fatal mistake. iv'e got all of my important files there, and i need them to continue my work - i used this as actual backup for some files, a big mistake 😞 i know everything is there, but how can i reach it if it can't download them?

Thank you in advance.

[Mark · Accepted solution]

Have you had a look at https://help.dropbox.com/organize/restore-dropbox-backup-files ?

[majorvoid]

the problem was that i didn't choose them seperately inside of the main backup, i thought that i just can't download but i did by selective picking & downloading. very nice, solved

[dgallant]

I had an external hard drive that was backed up using Dropbox Backup fail.

Can I restore an entire hard drive to a new one using Dropbox Backup?

[Jay]

Hi @dgallant, the option to restore a backup would only make a copy of a zip file of the external drive for you to download, which you can specify to download anywhere.

Is there anything specific you're looking for regarding restoring the backup?

[dgallant]

I get an error that there are too many zip files when trying to copy the entire backup to a hard drive