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JustAsking25
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2 months ago
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Can I back up my Dropbox folder to an external drive if my internal drive is not big enough?

Question or Issue I have a lot of data on Dropbox related to my research. I would like to keep a back up somewhere other than Dropbox. All recommendations on the internet suggest that I make the fol...
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  • Rich's avatar
    Rich
    2 months ago
    JustAsking25 wrote:

    Unfortunately, my computer's hard drive is now too small. Is there any solution other than downloading in batches?

    Use a third-party tool like Cyberduck or Mountain Duck to directly access your Dropbox files in the cloud.

    Cyberduck lets you browse and download files from your account, and Mountain Duck lets you mount your Dropbox as a drive. Either option will let you copy files directly from Dropbox to your external drive.

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Hannah
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2 months ago

Welcome to our Community, JustAsking25.

Let me start by saying that everything you mentioned that you read online is correct.

There's no automatic way to back up your Dropbox folder somewhere else, you can only do it manually in the ways you described in your post.

Perhaps you can look for some kind of third party app or service that will allow you to do this some other way, but that would be out of our scope and we wouldn't be able to help you with any issues that might come up.

If you have other questions about any of this, please let us know.

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