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Mom2Chaos
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25 days 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
    25 days 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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Mom2Chaos
New member | Level 2
23 days ago

Hello -

Thank you for the followup. I think the advice gotten from this forum helped. I'm still having issues with the recovery software, but I understand how to get the files to Dropbox better now.

Thank you!

  • Theresa's avatar
    Theresa
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    21 days ago

    Hi there Mom2Chaos​, and welcome to the Dropbox Community 👋

    Thanks for coming back to share your update, it’s always appreciated, and it really helps others who might run into the same issue with storage and file restoration.

    By the way, I’m Theresa 👩‍💻, one of the Community Managers here at Dropbox HQ. Since you’ve been using Dropbox to manage and restore files, I’d be interested to know... what’s your favourite Dropbox feature? Whether it’s something you use often or a small feature that makes a difference, I’m always curious what stands out for people.

    Looking forward to hearing more,

    T 😺 (Dropbox Community Manager)

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