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Download All Files to Close Out Dropbox Account
I'm trying to download every file on my dropbox to an external hard drive so that I can access the files after I delete my dropbox account, but there is nowhere online that explains how to do this. I...
Daphne wrote:Hey ccramer, I hope you're well today!
If you have a lot of data that's too large to download via the website, then I'd suggest using the desktop app to sync your files locally to your computer.
Since you need to move the files to an external drive, you can choose to sync your files directly there when initially setting up the app.
Can you let me know if you currently have the app installed, or have used it before?
Let me know and we'll go from there!
Does the app let you select an external hdd now?
Hello there! Thanks for the help in this topic.
I too want to download all files. The problem is the way dropbox seems to be set up is that even though I have all the files on my desktop it is compressed versions of the files and it never actually backs up. I need instructions on how to have a complete copy because I also have backup drive that is supposed to sync all files up to 2tb and they are also not syncing except for zero k shortcuts. This is very frustrating.
I just want all my files to be synced and dropbox compressing these files though I pay to have them all available to me is aggravating it makes me want to quit the service.
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