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stashtvm
Helpful | Level 5
7 years ago
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How can I go about re-linking an existing Dropbox folder stored on a separate drive?

I am reinstalling windows 7 and my old dropbox folder is on a seperate storage drive so hasn't been deleted by the instalation process. When I reinstall the dropbox software it wont let me use the ol...
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  • stashtvm's avatar
    stashtvm
    7 years ago
    Hi thanks for the reply, have managed to sort it by creating a folder with exactly the same name as my old folder and windows merged them and now all my files are being indexed now
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MFNL
Explorer | Level 4
7 years ago

Dear Jane,

it is all working according to your suggestions. Sorry I missed the previous conversation and thank you for sorting it out.

Bests

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Jane
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7 years ago

Fantastic MFNL; happy to hear this has been sorted for you now! Happy Dropboxing ahead Maria & don't hesitate to ping us back here if you need further assistance in any way; we're just a post away. Take care until we talk again & have a relaxed Friday ahead! 🤓

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    MFNL
    Explorer | Level 4
    7 years ago

    a great friday and weekend to you too!

    :-)

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    Search4f
    New member | Level 2
    6 years ago
    Good morning
    When I attempt to tell dropbox old folder it won’t let me tells me that folder already exists
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      Daphne
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      6 years ago

      Good day to you too Search4f, thanks for joining us here!

      It sounds like you might be doing this with these steps through the desktop app preferences, is that right?

      If so, you'll need to unlink your account from the desktop app and when you sign back in, you can click the "Advanced settings" option to choose the existing folder location.

      I hope this helps, let me know if you have any other questions!

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