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Mom2Chaos
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2 months ago
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I'm trying to restore files, but it says I don't have enough space.

Hello - I had a hard drive that died. I downloaded "EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard for Mac" and was able to recover everything. However, when I hit "Recover," then pick DropBox for its destination, it s...
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  • Mark's avatar
    Mark
    2 months ago
    Mom2Chaos wrote:

    I AM trying to transfer 550 GB, but I have plenty of room

    Do you have space on your hard drive as thats where the files are trying to be saved?

    Dropbox is just a folder on your device like any other so uses up space and quota. 

    Once the files have uploaded then you can remove them locally via Online Only files, but, they must be local first so they can be sync'd. 

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Megan
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2 months ago

Hey Mom2Chaos! I hope you're doing well.

Just following up to check if you had a chance to review our last message.
If you still need assistance, feel free to get back to me with the details requested. If the issue is resolved, we'd love to know what worked out for you.

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