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Bell500
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3 years ago
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Backup new PC - I have already transferred all my files to my new HDD

I had an old Win 10 PC with Dropbox Backup Enabled. That old PC no longer exists. I have a new Win 10 PC that I have manually transferred all my files to. I have not yet installed the Dropbox App o...
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    Jay
    3 years ago

    Hi Bell500, thanks for messaging the Community!

     

    The Dropbox desktop application would detect the machine as a new device.

     

    If you choose to set up Dropbox Backup, a new backup would be created, instead of linking it to the old backup.

     

    If you have any further queries, feel free to message back.

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Jay
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3 years ago

Hi Bell500, thanks for messaging the Community!

 

The Dropbox desktop application would detect the machine as a new device.

 

If you choose to set up Dropbox Backup, a new backup would be created, instead of linking it to the old backup.

 

If you have any further queries, feel free to message back.

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