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Jled81
1 year agoExplorer | Level 3
Restoring my computer from a Dropbox Backup is slow
Hard drive crashed, attempting to restore to new one
Nothing seems to be happening
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- Mark1 year ago
Super User II
How long have you given it?
What does it say if you mouse over the Dropbox icon?
- Jled811 year agoExplorer | Level 3
It's been over an hour
It says up to date
- Jay1 year ago
Dropbox Community Moderator
Hi Jled81, thanks for messaging the Community!
Restoring from a computer backup can take time depending on the number of files in the backup.
I'd recommend giving some more time for the backup to continue.
Keep me posted!
- Jled811 year agoExplorer | Level 3
Let it run overnight. Didn't do anything. Today I was able to download 2 folders manually. The next 2 that I need I get the message "Attempted to zip too many files"
- Jled811 year agoExplorer | Level 3
Today I was able to download 2 folders manually. The next 2 that I need I get the message "Attempted to zip too many files"
- Nancy1 year ago
Dropbox Community Moderator
To clarify, has your backup been fully restored now or is there no progress still?
Are you trying to download your backup files, or files from your Home page, when this error appears?
- Jled811 year agoExplorer | Level 3
No progress, even after long chat session, other than 2 folders I was able to download myself previously. Trying to download backup.
- Nancy1 year ago
Dropbox Community Moderator
Hmm, I see. Since you’re already in touch with our support team, I’d suggest continuing with them directly, as they have account visibility that we don’t here on the forum.
I’ve located your ticket in our system and also left an internal note for them to see. They should reply to you as soon as possible.
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