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shiva_n
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2 years ago

Can I download my files from the website directly to my external hard drive?

I'd like to copy ALL of the files I have on dropbox to an external hard drive. Is there an easier way to do that? I don't currently have all my files synced to my computer (in fact the majority are n...
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Nancy
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2 years ago

Hey shiva_n! Thanks for posting on our Community today. 

You can download your files/folders from our website directly to the location of your choice with these steps. You may first need to adjust the current destination folder your browser downloads/saves files to via your browser settings, though.

If you have very large folders on your Dropbox account, it’s better not to download everything at once, as there’s currently a 250GB limit there. For more details, please see here.

If you need something else, feel free to ping me.

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