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kevinxu212
5 years agoNew member | Level 2
How to Data Transfer Between Accounts in Bulk
I'm trying to transfer large amounts of data (files/folders) between accounts before an account is deleted. So say user A is to be deleted soon, I want to move user A's files to a format where user B...
- 5 years ago
The Dropbox API doesn't offer a way to process copy references in batch, but I'll pass this along as a feature request. I can't promise if or when that might be implemented though.
That being the case, using shared folders may be a better option. For instance, you can share folders using /2/sharing/share_folder and /2/sharing/add_folder_member, or you can move entire folders and their contents, into a shared folder for instance, using /2/files/move_v2. You can also move items, files or folders, in bulk using /2/files/move_batch_v2.
If the account is a member of a Business team though, there is an option to transfer the member's files when deleting the account. You can find information on that in the help center here.
Greg-DB
Dropbox Community Moderator
5 years agoThe Dropbox API doesn't offer a way to process copy references in batch, but I'll pass this along as a feature request. I can't promise if or when that might be implemented though.
That being the case, using shared folders may be a better option. For instance, you can share folders using /2/sharing/share_folder and /2/sharing/add_folder_member, or you can move entire folders and their contents, into a shared folder for instance, using /2/files/move_v2. You can also move items, files or folders, in bulk using /2/files/move_batch_v2.
If the account is a member of a Business team though, there is an option to transfer the member's files when deleting the account. You can find information on that in the help center here.
kevinxu212
5 years agoNew member | Level 2
The last bit about "if the account is a member of a Business team though" is most helpful. Thank you!
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