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Tom G.43
3 years agoExplorer | Level 4
Transferring dropbox drive from one computer to another
I have a Dropbox Professional account (3 TB of storage) and am using about 630 GB of it. I have two desktop computers that both have Dropbox on them. Computer 1 has Dropbox on an internal hard drive,...
- 3 years ago
Hi Tom G.43, thanks for messaging the Community.
It wouldn't be possible to use the same external drive which already has a Dropbox folder on it, since the folder would be associated to the original computer.
You'd need either use a different external drive entirely, or create a new Dropbox folder on that external drive, in a different subfolder, for the files to sync there (meaning you'd have twice the storage usage on the drive).
If you have any further queries, feel free to message back.
Jay
Dropbox Community Moderator
3 years agoHi Tom G.43, thanks for messaging the Community.
It wouldn't be possible to use the same external drive which already has a Dropbox folder on it, since the folder would be associated to the original computer.
You'd need either use a different external drive entirely, or create a new Dropbox folder on that external drive, in a different subfolder, for the files to sync there (meaning you'd have twice the storage usage on the drive).
If you have any further queries, feel free to message back.
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