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Jay
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3 years ago

Hi BG Mahesh, if you want to reactivate the backup feature on the old machine, you can do so in the Preferences. Installing the app on the new Mac will sync any files from this page onto the new Mac. Bear in mind that the computer backup files from the old machine won't appear on the new machine.

 

fssbob, we do recommend not migrating the Dropbox folder to the new computer, if it's possible to exclude it during the process, to prevent any permissions issues. 

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fssbob
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3 years ago

Jay It's not possible to exclude the Dropbox folder from the Apple migration process. Prior to the CloudStorage change this wasn't a problem--Dropbox would just reindex the folder on the new Mac.

 

Given that it's not possible to exclude the folder from the Apple migration process, what is your guidance?

 

(And are you certain there will be a permissions issue, given that it's an Apple process that presumably knows about duplicating permissions properly?)

 

If you can't use the standard Apple process because of Dropbox, this is potentially a HUGE issue for Mac owners.

 

Thanks.

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