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Should I make everything online only before moving my Dropbox folder to another drive?
Hi, so I want to move my dropbox folder to another drive with more space. Currently my dropbox have around 500 GB of available offline files. It's a company dropbox so in total it has 6 TB of files.
I want to move the dropbox folder to a 2tb drive. I read so many problem about indexing that took forever or other syncing problems, so should I make all my 500gb of available offline files into online only before moving?
And can I show all the 6 TB folders on my PC but make it available online only? because last time I tried to show the folder, it automatically tried to sync 6 TB into my PC. I only want to see the folder and it's content but not have it locally stored on my PC.
Hey Henryrchrd, I hope you're doing well!
It’s not strictly required to make all your files online-only before moving your Dropbox folder to another drive, but doing so can help save space on your local drive and make the move easier, especially if you have limited storage.
Online-only files are stored in the cloud and take up minimal space on your computer, which can be helpful when moving large amounts of data. You can use the Dropbox desktop app to set files and folders to online-only before moving the Dropbox folder.As for your last question: in order to make your files online only you should be able to see them synced inside your Dropbox folder. If that's not the case then you might be using selective sync.
If you have any questions, I am here. Thanks!
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Hey Henryrchrd, I hope you're doing well!
It’s not strictly required to make all your files online-only before moving your Dropbox folder to another drive, but doing so can help save space on your local drive and make the move easier, especially if you have limited storage.
Online-only files are stored in the cloud and take up minimal space on your computer, which can be helpful when moving large amounts of data. You can use the Dropbox desktop app to set files and folders to online-only before moving the Dropbox folder.As for your last question: in order to make your files online only you should be able to see them synced inside your Dropbox folder. If that's not the case then you might be using selective sync.
If you have any questions, I am here. Thanks!
