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wmcorcor
2 years agoHelpful | Level 6
Copying From DropBox to USB Drive Taking Up Space on C:
I'm attempting to backup a large folder on DropBox by copying it to my USB-connected 4TB Drive
This seems like it would take the files directly from DropBox and write them to the USB drive....but I'm noting as the copy progresses, it is taking up space on my C: drive.
All files on my DropBox are set to Online-Only.
1) Why is it taking up space on C: when I'm copying from DropBox to the USB drive? The issue this is causing is that the folder I'm copying is larger than the free space I have on C: so I can't copy/bakup the folder without running out of space on C:
- Jay
Dropbox Staff
Hi wmcorcor, thanks for bringing this to our attention.
Could you clarify exactly how you're copying files across?
Are you downloading them from the site directly to the external drive? Are you copying files from your local Dropbox folder into the external drive?
This will help me to assist further!
- wmcorcorHelpful | Level 6
I'm on Windows 10.
I'm using Window file explorer and doing a simple Copy of the DropBox folder and a Paste to the USB drive folder.
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