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VineyardBlue2012
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2 years ago

Copy entire Dropbox files from one account to another

Hi there, I'm looking to copy my entire Dropbox library from one account I own into another. I need to have a backup of these files under another account. Is there an easy way to do this?
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jeminar1
New member | Level 2
2 years ago

This would work, but I am trying to extract all the files from an account that has moved to basic. I can't create sharing and I can't create folders within the web interface.

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Jay
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2 years ago

Thanks for that. The best option then would be to create a shared folder with no files in it, and then I can tell you the simplest method to get the files onto your large account. 

 

Firstly, what error are you getting when creating a shared folder? Are you able to convert an existing folder into a shared folder instead?

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