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josh p.2
New member | Level 1
11 years ago
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How do I upload folders to my dropbox?

I am having an issue. I want to put all my files from my laptop into the dropbox as backup. I would then be able to delete some of those files on my laptop because it is full. The problem I keep havi...
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  • Rich's avatar
    Rich
    9 years ago
    bustab wrote:

    But Microsoft have it working just fine.

    As does Dropbox...

     

    Uploading a folder in the web interface through Chrome

     And look, in Firefox as well now...

     

    Uploading a folder in the web interface through Firefox

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Rich
Icon for Super User II rankSuper User II
10 years ago

The ability to upload a folder is a limitation of your browser, not Dropbox. Even Firefox has acknowledged this. It works in Chrome, but no other browsers. Even on Google Drive, it only works in Chrome.

If you're using the web interface and you want to upload complete folders, use Chrome as your browser.

  • Tammie's avatar
    Tammie
    New member | Level 2
    9 years ago

    Thank you loads for this, you just saved me from major frustration!

     

    I was attempting a folder upload using a Safari browser which wasn't allowing for whole folders upload!! I have now been able to do just that using Chrome!

     

    Thank you for your post.

     

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