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Andrew G.36
New member | Level 1
9 years ago

Uploading very large files (300GB)

uploading very large files I have tried to upload a 300GB file to dropbox (I have 1TB capacity) using the Mac desktop application and I am being informed that there isn't enough free space. I bough...
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  • Rich's avatar
    Rich
    9 years ago

    How are you uploading the file and what errors are you getting?

    If you're trying to upload the file through the website you won't be able to as it has a file size limit of 10GB. For files larger than 10GB you need to download and install the Dropbox client. This will create a local Dropbox folder on your computer and sync everything in your account. Simply place your file in that folder and wait for it to sync. Be patient, because a 66GB file will take a long time to upload.

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Mark
Icon for Super User II rankSuper User II
9 years ago

You need the hard drive space to upload them though. 

Dropbox is a real life local folder that resides on your machine. That means it takes up space. Once things are uploaded you can remove them locally via Selective Sync but they MUST go in the Dropbox folder first if they are large. 

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