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writetoness
Explorer | Level 3
2 years ago
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Unable to restore backup to tablet

Hi. When I've created a backup on my PC and then try to restore same backup to tablet, I keep getting an error message "There is something wrong with the backup file". I've updated Dropbox on both the PC and Tablet and same error message appears.

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  • Mark's avatar
    Mark
    2 years ago

    It probably shouldnt have worked as that isnt how Backup is intended to work. It is designed to restore to a working computer with the same folder structure as before. It sounds like you may have been working via a bug now restored. 

     

    It may be worth asking support for help: www.dropbox.com/support

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  • Mark's avatar
    Mark
    Icon for Super User II rankSuper User II
    2 years ago

    You wont be able to restore to a tablet as there is no 'folder structure' on tablets. You can only restore to computers.

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    writetoness
    Explorer | Level 3
    2 years ago

    Hi Mark. Thank you for your reply.  Previously I used to create a backup on my computer and save to Dropbox, then restore from Dropbox App on my tablet. It used to work perfectly until recently using the same procedure.

  • Mark's avatar
    Mark
    Icon for Super User II rankSuper User II
    2 years ago

    It probably shouldnt have worked as that isnt how Backup is intended to work. It is designed to restore to a working computer with the same folder structure as before. It sounds like you may have been working via a bug now restored. 

     

    It may be worth asking support for help: www.dropbox.com/support

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