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RobertSE
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1 month ago
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App keeps indexing after moving Dropbox folder with over 1 TB from one disk to another

Operating System/Browser (if using the web) Windows 10 Dropbox App Version (if using the app) 239.4.8301 Syncing Status Indexing - formerly "Synching"  Question or Issue I wanted to move the ...
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  • RobertSE's avatar
    RobertSE
    1 month ago

    Thank You Hannah for your quick reply. Since the first try took a couple of days so I aborted and after the robocopy-attempt on the first look seemed to work but now the re-indexing started again, I was worried. But: Dropbox just "reindexed". That's it. Took some minutes but afterwards it was "all fine". Even testfiles where synched immediately (checked online successfully). So thank you for your support, good to know for may be some time in the future (or hopefully not ;-)). Problem "solved"! 

RobertSE's avatar
RobertSE
New member | Level 2
1 month ago

Thank You Hannah for your quick reply. Since the first try took a couple of days so I aborted and after the robocopy-attempt on the first look seemed to work but now the re-indexing started again, I was worried. But: Dropbox just "reindexed". That's it. Took some minutes but afterwards it was "all fine". Even testfiles where synched immediately (checked online successfully). So thank you for your support, good to know for may be some time in the future (or hopefully not ;-)). Problem "solved"! 

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Theresa
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1 month ago

Hi RobertSE​ and welcome to the Dropbox Community! 

I am glad to see you issue is resolved - it's great to hear everything settled down and started working as expected again. And hey, thanks for coming back to update the thread. That follow-up really helps other who might run into similar behavior. 

By the way, I'm Theresa 👩‍💻, one of the community managers here at Dropbox HQ. Since you're working with a large Dropbox setup, I'd love to know... what do you usually use Dropbox for? Whether it's work projects, backups or something else - I am always curious to know how people fit Dropbox into their day-to-day! 

Looking forward to hearing more, 

T 😼 (Dropbox Community Manager)

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