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Chambo55
Helpful | Level 5
5 years ago
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How to set up Dropbox on a new computer

Hi, Is there a simple procedure for moving my Dropbox account and folders to a new computer without downloading the whole lot? It will be deleted from the old computer. Cheers Kevin.
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  • Hannah's avatar
    Hannah
    5 years ago
    Hey Chambo55, thanks for the post!

    The best way to set up Dropbox on a new computer is to download the desktop application and allow it to sync your files.

    If you're on a paid account, you can choose to sync your files as 'online-only' through Smart sync during the installation.

    That way, the application will sync placeholder files, instead of the actual files, which won't take long to finish syncing.

    And then you can manually make the folders/files you need local and download only those.

    Let me know if you have any questions!
Chambo55's avatar
Chambo55
Helpful | Level 5
5 years ago

Thanks Hanna,

I only have a mobile phone hot spot for internet access with a limited data allowance. I am trying to avoid downloading about 3gig of data. Will cost me a fortune in excess data. Must be a simple data copying process to get this done?

 

Kevin

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Xavier10
New member | Level 2
3 years ago

Do you have a friend with unlimited data who can then copy it to your phone?

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