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david gee
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2 years ago

How can I move Dropbox backup files to regular Dropbox?

i downloaded a terabyte of videos onto backup bc i thought they'd be available in regular dropbox... but i don't see how to get them over to my regular dropbox. can you help?
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Jay
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2 years ago

Hi david gee, thanks for bringing this to our attention.

 

The Dropbox Backup feature stores the files on a separate section of the site. 

 

Once it's synced there, the files can't be moved manually to the normal Dropbox site.

 

If you have any further queries, feel free to message back.

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