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Forum Discussion
Ida L.
10 years agoNew member | Level 1
how do I transfer photos from dropbox to my computer and delete them from my dropbox?
I want to move all my photos/files from dropbox to an external hard drive, remove them from my dropbox without delete any photos by mistake or anything. This is to organize my photos and files proper...
- 8 years ago
Hello everyone,
To download all the files you have stored in your Dropbox safely , you can do it either by using the Dropbox app on your computer or by downloading the mmanually on the website.
Using the Dropbox app:
Once you install the Dropbox app on your computer and the syncing is complete, you can unlink Dropbox from your device. Then you can move your Dropbox folder and store it wherever you want and do permanent changes to your computer that do not sync back to the website.
Download from www.dropbox.com
You can download the entire contents of a folder from dropbox.com in a ZIP file.
Note: It's not possible to use dropbox.com to download an entire folder that's over 1 GB or that has over 10,000 files
Additionally, If you run out of Dropbox space, there are a few things you can do to get more!
Thanks! :slight_smile:
- 8 years agoDropbox takes up no more storage (bar the install files of a 100mb or so?) than the files you have stored on it articangel333 - because they are simply in a folder like all others
Mark
Super User II
Kate - why not just download the desktop client and let Dropbox do what its supposed to do - download everything instantly from the cloud to folders on your machine?
arcticangel333
8 years agoNew member | Level 2
That doesn't help if you want to transfer your photos from drop box to your computer so you can delete Dropbox. Dropbox takes up a lot of storage!!
- Mark8 years agoSuper User IIDropbox takes up no more storage (bar the install files of a 100mb or so?) than the files you have stored on it articangel333 - because they are simply in a folder like all others
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