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This folder already contains a Dropbox directory. (Dropbox 3.03 on Fedora 21 (x64)
Is this some kind of a joke? I keep my dropbox folder on a separate partition to simply redirect the dropbox daemon to that location and not have to go through the whole download process all over again. Now, after a fresh install of Fedora 21, installing this new version of dropbox prevents me from pointing it to the previously installed location stating 'This folder already contains a Dropbox directory.'.... THIS NEEDS TO BE FIXED NOW!
- Uninstall Dropbox if it's installed. Rename your existing Dropbox folder to Dropbox_OLD or similar. Reinstall Dropbox and select the location that you want for the Dropbox folder. Keep in mind that external drives are NOT recommended as data loss can occur under the right conditions. When the installation is finished, Dropbox will immediately start to sync. Pause syncing or exit Dropbox. Move the content of Dropbox_OLD into the newly created Dropbox folder. When the move is complete, and not before, resume syncing or re-launch Dropbox.
At this point Dropbox will begin indexing all of your files. This process will take a while, especially with 700GB of data to go through. During this time it may say that files are uploading or downloading, but it's only transferring comparison data and any changes that it find. be patient and LET IT WORK.
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This is crazy, I pay for this service and it wants me to resynch 500GB+ outrageous. It simply needs a link to existing Dropbox folder option how goddamn hard is that. An hour or so of my wasted time trying to fix this for nothing. No serious user keeps their DB folder on their boot drive so this is a massive issue for all your paying users upgrading to Win10.
Actually it is better if you move your DropBox folder to a separate partition. That way if you have to restore your boot drive then you have not lost your DropBox folder.
I had the same problems before, but seems like the latest dropbox (3.2?) fixed the issue? After I changed my main hard drive to SSD 2 weeks ago and reinstalled all programs, I directed dropbox to its old location (on a separate HDD), and it seemed to have no issues. It took a while to sync, though - but I think it didn't download the files, just checked and synched. Took around an hour, I think.
it is horrible. what's worse is that it allowed you to select an existing dropbox folder on windows7 and it doesn't work on win 8.1
Same problem. Can't believe there's no solution. I signed up for Dropbox because I thought it would be more convenient but it's turning into an even bigger headache than just carrying an external drive with me. Canceling my account.
I cloned a failing HDD to a new SSD (non-boot either one).
I went to re-direct my personal and work dropboxes to the cloned directories on the new drive (it received a new open drive letter and I am fine with that).
It tells me there already exists another dropbox folder. YES, of COURSE it does! It's the one I want you to run a file check on and find out that everything is already sync'd!!!
Any traction on this issue please? Any registry key I can simple edit the drive letter on?
Same problem here. Looks like you ppl at Dropbox still haven't figured that one out since 2014. I'm not impressed. I purchased Dropbox business for my team. Maybe it's time I look somewhere else?
How haven't you not figure this out yet? This is outrageous and unacceptable. I used to love Dropbox.
Same problem... I reinstalled Windows. Now I have to redownload everything and put it in another folder even though I already have a 100% synched folder on another partition... Now I have E:\Dropbox\Dropbox.... Downloading thousands of files...
Same old issue. Why oh why can I not UNLINK a Dropbox folder, log back in and be asked WHERE DO YOU WANT YOUR DROPBOX FOLDER? (yes, SHOUT because you guys seems to be DEAF)
Then, if there is already a Dropbox folder at the specified place, ask "DO YOU WANT TO USE THIS DROPBOX FOLDER?" Then I can say "yes" and everything is sweet. But right now this problem has been ongoing and ignored for years. dudes... pull your collective corporate finger out. Pleeeease.
