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Anjistar
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7 years ago
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Duplicate Folder contents

hello, I have a large amount of music, in folders by artist and subfolders by album, on an external hard drive that I would like to copy to my Dropbox. Some of them are already on my Dropbox but ...
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  • Fiona's avatar
    Fiona
    7 years ago

    Здравко Thank you for your input! :slight_smile:

    Anjistar Have you tried the features that can save your hard drive space? If not, please take the time to check them out: Selective Sync, Smart Sync. 

    I am suggesting the Dropbox desktop app because the website has limitations on uploads. Read about this here. 

    Finally, Allan G. I would like to add that dragging the existing files in the Dropbox folder, would take less time, than uploading online and manually deleting the files from your drive. 

    Note: :pushpin:

    1. You will not need to wait with your browser open for the syncing to complete.
    2. You can set up settings for the desktop app to sync faster. 
    3. The local copies can be removed by our system automatically with syncing features. Please check Selective Sync and Smart Sync using the hyperlinks offered above. 

    Hope this is helpful everyone. 

    Keep in touch! :grin: Would love to get more feedback on this and provide a solution any other concerns. 

    Thank you!

     

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Anjistar
Helpful | Level 6
7 years ago
Thanks for your reply, Fiona, I have already done all the selective syncing I can do, but I will try the smart sync option and get back to you.
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Fiona
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7 years ago

Thanks for your kind response. :relieved:

If you need any hep with this we are always here for you!

Have a nice weekend. 

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