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Gaudi H.'s avatar
Gaudi H.
New member | Level 2
4 months ago

Reinstalled older Time Machine backup vs newer Remote files, what will sync?

Hi. My MBP crashes so I needed to do a clean install. However my latest timemachine backup is from last month so after the reinstall is done the Dropbox folder structure and files are as a month ago....
Desktop
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Setting up the apps
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  • Walter's avatar
    Walter
    4 months ago

    In this case, I'd recommend leaving the app to sync normally until it's 'up to date' @Gaudi H. 

     

    From there, if you notice any files or folders missing, you can restore them through your deleted files page or the events page, if needed. 

     

    Let us know if you have any other questions. 

Jay's avatar
Jay
Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff
4 months ago

Hi @Gaudi H., thanks for bringing this to our attention.

 

The best method is to not recover the Dropbox folder when using the Apple Migration Assistant. 

 

As I mentioned in this post just a little time ago, the safest method is for the Dropbox desktop application to sync all the files to an empty Dropbox folder. If it's possible to not recover that folder, this would be the best option.

 

If you need any further assistance, please let me know!

  • Gaudi H.'s avatar
    Gaudi H.
    New member | Level 2
    4 months ago

    Thanks Jay! Unfortunately I already did migrate and just as Dropbox is indexing I realized the problem and reached out here while pausing the sync. So in my case, what is then the best thing to do as some indexing might already took place before I paused it. Shall I delete the migrated Dropbox folder?

  • Gaudi H.'s avatar
    Gaudi H.
    New member | Level 2
    4 months ago

    Or... as I only made changes in 2 or 3 project folders.. only delete those migrated folder and let Dropbox sync those and keep the rest as they're identical?

    • Walter's avatar
      Walter
      Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff
      4 months ago

      In this case, I'd recommend leaving the app to sync normally until it's 'up to date' @Gaudi H. 

       

      From there, if you notice any files or folders missing, you can restore them through your deleted files page or the events page, if needed. 

       

      Let us know if you have any other questions. 

      • Gaudi H.'s avatar
        Gaudi H.
        New member | Level 2
        4 months ago

        Thanks Walter and Jay!

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