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creblinho
Explorer | Level 3
3 years ago

Transfer Dropbox Backup to New Mac

I recently bought a new Mac and used the Apple Migration Assistant to transfer all of my data from my old machine to my new one. This included the Dropbox folder and everything else. The migration we...
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Mamede
Explorer | Level 3
2 years ago

Hi Nancy,

Thanks for jumping in!!

I do have the app installed on both machines. All files already downloaded to the new Mac also.

I've started the new Mac as a "new Mac" and later decided to go on the migration assistant. How bad is that? 😬

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Megan
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2 years ago

Hey Mamede, have you checked your account's deleted files page, or into the recycle bin of your device, to see if you can find the deleted content there? 

 

Also, when you check your backup page online, what's the status of your Backup at the moment? 

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