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Gaudi H.'s avatar
Gaudi H.
New member | Level 2
3 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....
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  • Walter's avatar
    Walter
    3 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

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
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3 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
    3 months ago

    Thanks Walter and Jay!

    • Walter's avatar
      Walter
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      3 months ago

      No worries @Gaudi H. - let us know if anything else comes up!

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