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doesitwork
3 years agoNew member | Level 2
How to restore files from Dropbox Backup
I recently backed up 200-GB of files from an external hard drive that was getting old. I used the DropBox Backup feature figuring it would be easier to simply use a "restore" feature rather than manu...
Jay
Dropbox Community Moderator
3 years agoHi janenipius, just for clarification, are you referring to an external drive backup, or a computer backup, which are both different things?
Do you have your computer backup enabled while having your Dropbox folder stored on the external drive?
janenipius
3 years agoExplorer | Level 4
I do not have computer backup enabled. I am using the external drive backup feature
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