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fortinne
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3 months ago
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After using the Apple Migration Assistant, I ended up with two Dropbox folders.

I have used Apple's Migration Assistant to move all my content from one Mac to a new Mac. I keep all of my Dropbox files on my computer, so all my Dropbox files are transferred to the new Mac. Now Dr...
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    fortinne
    3 months ago

    Thanks, but I checked that right away - no selective sync. I have now manually recreated my full Dropbox folder. For some reason, the "Dropbox (Old)" that Dropbox created contained more files than the new Dropbox folder Dropbox created and synced to my account on the web. 

    It was be nice if Dropbox would include instructions and advice on using Apple's Migration Assistant with Dropbox.

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Nancy
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3 months ago

Hey fortinne. Is the Dropbox app currently up to date? 

What you can do now is pause the Dropbox app’s syncing, consolidate everything into one Dropbox folder (the one that’s currently syncing to your online Dropbox account) and then, resume syncing again.

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fortinne
New member | Level 1
3 months ago

Thank you.

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