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flingfuelexit18171231
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2 months ago

How can I migrate an entire Dropbox folder from one computer to another on Mac OS?

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2 months ago

Hey there flingfuelexit18171231​ welcome to the community

You can absolutely move your existing Dropbox folder to your new Mac without re-downloading everything.

The easiest method is to copy your entire Dropbox folder from your old Mac to the new one using an external drive, then install Dropbox and point it to that folder. Dropbox will verify the files instead of re-downloading them, which saves time and bandwidth.

Here is the step-by-step guide: https://help.dropbox.com/installs/move-dropbox-folder

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