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How can I move my Dropbox files to a new computer?
Windows 11 Pro Dropbox I have this Dropbox installed on my now much older and computer and want to move this over to my newest, extremely faster new system. Both are on my home network. What is the step by step process to copy or move this data? When the move is complete there will be no new data sent to the old computer. The data is a massive amount of telescope images taken remotely and sent as taken to this account. The system is in California while I am in Virginia. Currently this account has just over 1TB of raw data to be moved. The old drive in the old computer will be removed and stored as a physical backup. I just want the quickest way to transfer the data please and the step by step process to accomplish this. I'm 71 years old, somewhat comfortable with computer systems however this new Windows 11 Pro will take some getting use to. The new computer has 2 - 2TB m.2 hard drives and 2 - 16 TB 3.5" hard drives. The second m.2 drive is mainly used as swap folder space for image processing. I've used Dropbox for years but know little of the inner workings. I install, usually with some issue it seems, then it just does its thing. Thanks, Steve
Issue with connecting an additional machine to my account
Somethings not right. I have a free plan which allows me to sync on 3 computers however when I attempt to add a second machine I get a message I have to sign out of one of them. See attched. At this juncture I am only connected to 1 computer and want to add a second. Why would I at this point have to sign out of one of them. I don't understand. In effect it's telling me I can only be signed into 2 machines, NOT 3. I never used to have this issue before, what changed. Bruce
How should I handle the Dropbox app before and after reinstalling Windows on my computer?
Hi everyone, I installed Windows on the C drive and have my Dropbox folder on the D drive. I use the Dropbox app. I want to completely reinstall Windows. I want to delete everything from the C drive and reinstall Windows. The D drive remains unchanged; all data remains there. Are these the correct steps to take: 1) Log out from Desktop app 2) Exit Dropbox app 3) Uninstall Dropbox app 4) Install Windows 11 5) Install Dropbox app 6) Assign to the same folder Is this the right way? Won't that conflict? I want to avoid having to re-sync everything.
Can't sync my account after going from a team account to a personal one
Application Affected (Can't Sync Dropbox Account) Device (HP Computer) Operating System/Browser (if using the web) (Windows 11) Dropbox App Version (if using the app) (545.2.2 - found in app settings or About section) Question or Issue Hello, I recently changed my business teams Dropbox account to a personal account. Since doing that, an error message keeps popping up on my computer. The error says, Dropbox Can't sync Dropbox account Your account stopped syncing during an update because some files are being used by other applications: C:NUsers\ Marketing\sbirconstruction Dropbox Close all open files and applications and select Try Again to sync your files. You can quit Dropbox to close this dialog, but you must open the Dropbox app again to sync your files. Try Again How do I fix this and why is it popping up?
I installed the Dropbox app and it wiped my desktop and I can't store anything on it anymore
When I installed Dropbox, it wiped clean my desk top and I can't store anything on it anymore. Do I have to get a new computer to fix this? I've had Dropbox for a day and I already hate it. Thanks for any help you can provide. sr534
