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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...
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.
Good morning Jay
5.5 gig files are causing my browser fail, the .zip files are incomplete.
I've got a high end mesh wifi network, 1.3gig network down, and a current Mac Mini computer.
Is there a better way that your team suggests get the files out of Backup, or we really need to look at small folder chunks and download those manually, to rebuild?
Jay
Dropbox Staff
Dropbox StaffCurrently, there isn't another method to download the files from the site, aside from what I've mentioned by downloading them in smaller batches.
This seems pretty absurd to me. The main reason I use any kind of backup is for the scenario where the hardware fails and I need to restore it to a new drive, and I can't image I'm alone here. Is there any plan to implement this is feature? It's like buying a car with airbags don't actually deploy when you get in a crash...
