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Upload entire folders to Dropbox
I'm trying to upload a folder and all of its subfolders to Dropbox (actually I have a bunch to move, but I'm just trying to do one for now). The folder has multiple subfolders and each subfolder of course has files in it. Recreating every single folder and subfolder for everything on my computer that I need to upload is not an option since it would be an extremely tedious and time consuming project.
My intention is to upload all of the desired folders to Dropbox, then delete them from my computer and sync all of them so that I can access them from most anywhere.
How do I handle this?
It seems that this is not the fault of Dropbox. The fault seems to be with Firefox and other browsers (with the exception of Chrome). Also, same thing happens in Google Drive, can only drag and drop / upload folders there successfully with Chrome. According to the following website, http://superuser.com/questions/909112/does-firefox-support-folder-upload , Firefox is aware of this bug, and has been testing fixes with nightly beta trials. Hope this helps...
It seems to only work with Crome. You can drag and drop a folder via the Crome Web Browser and it will upload a folder. If you do it via Safari or Firefox, it will not work. It took me forever to figure it out.
I have about 250Gg in multiple folders on an external hard drive . I want to upload all folder/files to drop box (i have a 1TB account). I cannot drop them in my Laptop dropbox folder because I do not have enough space . how can i drop these folder into Dropbox online??
Alexis G.1Super User
David.
One workaround:
- Get a PC with enough space and install Dropbox.
- Use your credentials
- Enable selective sync and only sync one folder with just few files
- Add the 250GB folder on this PC, into the Dropbox folder
- Enable this folder to sync with Selective Sync
- 250GB will be uploaded to Dropbox. wait until upload is finished.
- On your laptop, enable selective sync and be sure this 250GB folder is not checked
At the end, you can uninstall Dropbox from the PC
Results: you will have your 250GB folder in Dropbox, but your laptop will keep the free space.
Let me know if is clear for you.
note: Dropbox is not a backup APP. I encourage you to backup your data into dvd, bluray, hdd or any other media on regular basis
Like David W. I have numerous files with complex subfolders on external hard drives that I would like to have available on dropbox. I do not have sufficient storage available on my local drive to drag and drop the files into dropbox and I cannot get another computer for that purpose. From what I have read it appears that drop box is not able to upload multiple folders from external drives via dropbox.com. Does this mean that the only way to move my folders (hundreds of folders and subfolders) would be to spend hours manually recreating the file structures on dropbox.com?
I was able to drag and drop / upload multiple folders to Dropbox with Chrome only. Can't get it to work with Firefox. Anybody know how to make with work with Firefox?
- Rich
Super User II
You can't. Dropbox does not support uploading folders at all. It works in Chrome but is not supported. You can upload single files or multiple files in a single selection, but not folders.
This thread was started 17 months ago and still Dropbox has not added this feature. With all the backup and cloud solutions that currently exist, I am surprised that Dropbox is content with being passed over. I began using dropbox when my raid0 hard drive started to go. I couldn't depend on it so I had to manually upload every single important file, many of which were in folders. In the past 17 months (no, I can't afford other drives; bit by bit I have purchased externals when I could afford them) I have probably wasted weeks of time working with dropbox.
I'm hoping to be in a position to purchase a new computer in the next few months. If Dropbox has not updated its functionality by then, I will be looking elsewhere. I'm sure others have done so as well.
- Mark
I have uploaded folders with sub folders quite successfully now for many years using the web interface (my work doesnt allow install of the software). It works as long as you dont have lots of directories in the folder and a reliable internet connection.
Mark Mc, what web browser are you using? I can only get Chrome to drag and drop / upload folders successfully to Dropbox. I even tried one folder including just one file with Firefox and Internet Explorer, didn't work. Firefox and Internet Explorer kind of fake you out, the "green border" to drag and drop / upload shows up, but then the upload stalls without an error message. Perhaps a configuration setting with Firefox and Internet Explorer? This all goes away if you install Dropbox software and sync your PC, but I cannot install Dropbox on my work computer. Frustrating... I have hundreds of folders which I backup... if it wasn't for the Chrome fallback, I would have dumped my Dropbox.
- Rich
I can only get Chrome to drag and drop / upload folders successfully to Dropbox.
Correct. It only works in Chrome. It will not work in Firefox or IE. Mark is on a Mac, so maybe Safari as well, but he'd have to answer that.
