I cannot restore old external drive backup to reformatted drive

When I tried to restore it, the SSD that I reformatted is being recognized as a different storage, so I cannot restore it. What should I do?

The backed-up data is extensive, so regular downloading is not possible.

Hey there, tonkotsu2, thanks for reaching out to us.

When you say that the drive is being recognized as a different storage, do you mean that the backup feature thinks that the reformatted drive is now a new/different drive?

Can you send us a screenshot of what you see when you connect the drive?

Thanks in advance.

Yes, the issue is that it's being recognized as a different storage. Even though it has the same name as the original SSD, in "Dropbox backup" it appears as "PortableSSD(1)" with the addition of "(1)".

Hi tonkotsu2, if you reformatted your external hard drive, this means that it is no longer detected as the same drive as before, which is why there's a different backup being created. 

Sure, here is the translation:

"If possible, please tell me how to restore it to a new SSD without needing to download anything."

The only method to restore a Dropbox Backup is to download it from the site. 

However, you can download it directly to an external drive instead of an internal drive.