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Can I download all my Dropbox files to have a local backup?
Hey, all. I'd like to keep a local backup of everything I've got in the cloud. I've tried manually downloading stuff from Dropbox, but I keep hitting errors like "trying to zip too many files" or "trying to zip too much data". Is there a way to get a local copy of all my Dropbox files without a whole lot of manual downloading?
Or, alternatively, is it possible to get a mirror of my Dropbox content on a local drive? Basically the reverse of how Dropbox Backup is normally used?
Thanks for your time!
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- Hannah
Dropbox Community Moderator
Hey Matt Sheridan, thanks for taking the time to post to the Dropbox Community.
If you have the Dropbox desktop app installed on your computer, you should already have a local copy of your Dropbox files on your hard drive.
With the desktop app, Dropbox creates a local Dropbox folder and syncs all your files to it, so any changes you make to your files online, will sync locally and vice versa.
This won't be a backup folder, but you can use it to create copies of your files in other locations for safekeeping, if you want.
I hope this helps, but let me know if you have any questions.
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