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dgallant
2 years agoHelpful | Level 5
Restoring backup drive to new hardware
The external drive that I backed up died. I never tested this, but assumed that there was a way to get the files back onto the drive. It is a large folder of folders, but every time I tried to downlo...
- 2 years ago
Currently, there isn't another method to download the files from the site, aside from what I've mentioned by downloading them in smaller batches.
Walter
Dropbox Staff
Hi there dgallant, sorry to hear about this.
Can you please confirm that you're following these steps? Also, could you send us a screenshot of the exact error you're getting so that we can have a look too?
How large are the folders you're trying to download by the way and how many files do they contain approximately?
Let us know more and we'll take it from there.
dgallant
2 years agoHelpful | Level 5
Hello
I reformatted the drive and selected it to be used by the Backup product.
It looks like I have 2 drives now, one empty, and one with the data that I want to move onto the new drive.
The first drive that was backed up died, but I want the data back on the external hard drive as well as Dropbox Backup.
Is there any way to merge a 2nd device into the first backup snapshot? Better yet, even have it continue on from the first?
- dgallant2 years agoHelpful | Level 5
Here is a snap of the error.
- dgallant2 years agoHelpful | Level 5
This seems similar. It appears I can't
- Jay2 years agoDropbox Staff
Hi dgallant, currnetly, it isn't possible to merge backups on the site.
If you wish, you can suggest this change for others to vote on, so the dev team can look into this in future!
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