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DoctorBashir
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2 years ago
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How to move the Dropbox folder to an existing Dropbox path?

I have completed the Advanced Reinstall process for Dropbox on my computer. Before the uninstall, my Dropbox folder was located at: D:\Users\<name>\Dropbox   When I reinstalled Dropbox, I may hav...
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  • DoctorBashir's avatar
    DoctorBashir
    2 years ago

    Hi Megan ,

    I followed the link you specified. The instruction there say to 'Pause Sync'. I may have missed it but I couldn't find that command in version of Dropbox I currently have installed (v203.4.4857).

     

    I decided to uninstall Dropbox and re-install. I found the Advanced Settings I missed before that allowed me to sync to my existing location.

     

    So, all looks good on my end.

     

    Thanks for your help.

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Megan
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2 years ago

Hey DoctorBashir, I hope you're doing well!

 

There are a couple of ways you can go on about it.

 

The first being what you already tried but making sure you beforehand rename your existing Dropbox folder to Dropbox_OLD. You can see more details about this provided by our superuser Rich here.

 

The second is following the steps in order to re-link your device to its previous path like so.

 

In any case, let me know how it goes. Thanks!

  • DoctorBashir's avatar
    DoctorBashir
    Helpful | Level 7
    2 years ago

    Hi Megan ,

    I followed the link you specified. The instruction there say to 'Pause Sync'. I may have missed it but I couldn't find that command in version of Dropbox I currently have installed (v203.4.4857).

     

    I decided to uninstall Dropbox and re-install. I found the Advanced Settings I missed before that allowed me to sync to my existing location.

     

    So, all looks good on my end.

     

    Thanks for your help.

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