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14TB to back-up. Most efficient way to do this?
I'm going to give as many details as I can here so that I can receive the appropriate answers. I've contacted the help line and didn't get very far while receiving conflicting answers. I have 14TB on...
Megan
Dropbox Community Moderator
Dropbox Community ModeratorHi djbigley, welcome to our Community!
I'd be happy to guide you, and let you know how to backup your entire NAS drive with Dropbox.
I apologize for my lengthy response, I just want to make sure that I give you all the info you need, in order to achieve what you need to do.
Do you currently use or have installed the desktop app to your machine? When you install the app locally to your device, that creates a Dropbox folder with all of your content locally.
That folder syncs to your account online, therefore every action you take there, syncs online. You can copy, and paste your content at once there, and allow the changes to sync to your account, without any file/folder limit.
However, I have to mention that using the app will use some of your hard drive space. Therefore, the best thing for you to do, would be to sync content in smaller bunches, and then make them available online-only. That way the files and folders wouldn't use your hard drive space.
Another option is for you to use our Dropbox Backup feature, provided that your NAS is detected as a single local external drive connected via USB, because network drives aren't supported.
If you have any questions, let me know!
