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Zaff_26
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2 years ago

Dropbox Backup of an external drive moving to a new laptop

Hi all,    I have just bought a new laptop and use Dropbox to back up my external SSDs for Photography and video work.    I have set everything up on my new laptop, but when I plug my externa...
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Hannah
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2 years ago

Hey Zaff_26, thanks for reaching out to our Community.

 

If you don't have access to the old computer, I'm afraid a new back up folder will be created, even if it's the same external drive. 

 

The original back up folder will only update if the external drive is connected to the same device used to initiate the back up.

 

I hope this helps, but let me know if you have any questions.

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