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dbm2
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7 months ago

Need help migrating Dropbox file structure from Win 10 to new Win 11 PC

I have been using Dropbox on Windows 10 for many years, it has served me well.  With Windows 10 becoming non-supported in a few more months and my Win 10 computer not meeting the minimum requirements...
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Rich
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7 months ago
dbm2 wrote:

I created F:\Dropbox

Don't do this.

dbm2 wrote:

I tried a bunch of stuff and ended up with Dropbox files at both the c:\Users\boise\Dropbox and the F:\Dropbox

You should never move the Dropbox folder manually. There's an option within Preferences to move the Dropbox folder to a new location. When moving the folder, select the location where you want the Dropbox folder to be located under. If you want it to be F:\Dropbox, select F:\ and the Dropbox folder will be created automatically.

 

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