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MarkInTheBox
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3 years ago
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Forget old Mac and clean install Dropbox on a new Mac

Hi 👋 I bought a new Mac (who cares 😅) The Dropbox folder in my old Mac is 1.6 Tb. I already have an offline backup of everything on a USB drive, just in case. I will completely reorganise t...
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    Hannah
    3 years ago

    Hey MarkInTheBox, thanks for reaching out to our Community.

     

    I think the best way to go about this, would be to reorganize your files through your account on our website.

     

    That way, when you install the Dropbox app on your new Mac and sign in to your account, the new structure will sync, instead of the old one.

     

    Let me know if you have any questions!

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Hannah
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3 years ago

Hey MarkInTheBox, thanks for reaching out to our Community.

 

I think the best way to go about this, would be to reorganize your files through your account on our website.

 

That way, when you install the Dropbox app on your new Mac and sign in to your account, the new structure will sync, instead of the old one.

 

Let me know if you have any questions!

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MarkInTheBox
Helpful | Level 6
3 years ago

Hey Hannah 

Sounds good! Thank you very much.

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