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Larry G.17
Explorer | Level 4
2 years ago

Dropbox to iCloud files show zero bytes in iCloud

So before you tell me it's an iCloud issue, allow me to explain. My Dropbox renewal was about to expire. Not wanting to pay for 2,000 gigs I didn't need, I chose to move to iCloud. The files in Dro...
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Larry G.17
Explorer | Level 4

Good suggestion but, if the files show zero bytes (no data), what would downloading them back to Dropbox do?

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Mark
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2 years ago
Larry G.17 wrote:

Good suggestion but, if the files show zero bytes (no data), what would downloading them back to Dropbox do?

If you try moving the 0byte files back to Dropbox and then selecting 'make available offline' hopefully they'll download for you

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    Larry G.17
    Explorer | Level 4
    2 years ago

    OK. Worth a try. Thank you

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