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Uploading a large file directly to the cloud and checking the status
I have a large, 165 GB file that my local computer can in no way accept into its Dropbox folder and then select online only. I have read that I can go Dropbox on my browser and upload a file directly...
Hey Poindextrous
Thanks for your patience so far, its very much appreciated. We may have a workaround for you.
It looks like you may be on File Provider which doesn't support Move Dropbox. Instead, you'll have to sign out of Dropbox (in the app) and then select the external drive when signing back in
Note: You will have to re-download your Dropbox when the move it to an external drive which could take a while.
If you have another computer to use, you could:
- Use the new computer, set up Dropbox on the external drive with the large file. You can use selective sync to avoid downloading your entire Dropbox.
- Copy the large file into Dropbox and wait for it to upload.
- Now the file will be in Dropbox but not on your original machine which it can't fit on
Try this out and let us know how it goes.
Rich
Super User II
Super User IIHow can I transfer this large file on an external drive directly to the cloud version of Dropbox?
If you're comfortable working with a command line...
Create a new folder in your local Dropbox folder, then use Selective Sync to remove it from your local drive so it only exists online. Then use the dbxcli utility to upload the file from your external drive directly to the folder you created.
Since you removed the folder with Selective Sync, the file won't sync back down to the computer when the upload is complete.
