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Move my Dropbox files from PC to external drive

Hi! I don't have too much space on my PC to download all my files via Dropbox Desktop App. My goal is the backup all my files saved to Dropbox to an external drive. After I copy the downloaded files to an external drive, how can I then delete them from my PC to free up more space without it syncing and deleting the files from Dropbox.com?

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Walter

Hey @Cloudsoverkorra - thanks for posting on our Community!

If you're going to do this via the web, you'll simply need to download and move your files to your external drive directly.

This way you won't need to use the Dropbox desktop app and sync any of your content on your computer.

I hope this helps!

Cloudsoverkorra

Many folders are too large to download via the web. If I were to delete folders from the Dropbox desktop app, is there a way to ensure it won't delete from the web?

Jay

Hi @Cloudsoverkorra, could you try to move the Dropbox folder to the external drive?

This will allow you to sync the files to that drive, and download all of them there, and at the same time free up the space from the local drive.

Cloudsoverkorra

I can definitely try to do that. What is the best/safest way to move the Dropbox folder to an external drive? I have files that are in it currently.

Jay

The article I provided has the steps needed to do so, so you can do the move from within the Dropbox desktop application preferences.

Nancy

Hey @Cloudsoverkorra! Hope you don’t mind the nudge.

Were you able to move your Dropbox folder over to your external drive in the end?

If you need any sort of help, we’ll be right here.