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Transfer files from Dropbox to one Drive
How do I transfer all the files in Dropbox to one Drive.
Also, I want to know my storage amount in dropbox so that I can determine the correct amount service level for One Drive.
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- Rich
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Mary Beth wrote:
How do I transfer all the files in Dropbox to one Drive.
Download your files and then upload them to OneDrive, or use a third-party service such as movebot.io.
Also, I want to know my storage amount in dropbox so that I can determine the correct amount service level for One Drive.You can find that information on your Plan page.
HI Rich,
Thanks so much.
Do I just click download, then when complete, I upload to One Drive? HOw long does the donwlad, then the upload generally take?
Is it that easy, what is the advantage of movebot. Also, is it free or is there a service charge?
Sorry to follow up with mundane questions at this late hour, but important to me.
- Rich
Mary Beth wrote:
HOw long does the donwlad, then the upload generally take?
No one can answer that. It depends on the size of your files, your Internet speed, etc. There are too many variable for anyone to even guess at that.
Is it that easy, what is the advantage of movebot.If you have a lot of files, it does the transfer for you.
Also, is it free or is there a service charge?You'd have to ask them or check their site.
My advice is to do this very carefully and start out with a few unimportant files.
Being a "braces and belt" kinda person I thought having an additional online backup was a good idea so a few years ago I tried to use One Drive for that.
The result was a disaster:
One Drive stripped all my content out of Dropbox and stored it in the "clouds" and my attempts to recover them caused such a mess that I had to take the computer to a guru to sort it out. In the end he had to use my backup hard drive to recover everything. Like most Microsoft software One Drive appears to be "jealous" and does not like sharing with third party apps.
I had One drive removed from that computer and while it came installed on this machine I won't touch it with a bargepole.
Maybe your computer skills are a few levels above mine but I would definitely approach this task with extreme caution and ensure you have a physical backup of everything before you start.
