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This folder already contains a Dropbox directory. (Dropbox 3.03 on Fedora 21 (x64)
Is this some kind of a joke? I keep my dropbox folder on a separate partition to simply redirect the dropbox daemon to that location and not have to go through the whole download process all over aga...
- Uninstall Dropbox if it's installed. Rename your existing Dropbox folder to Dropbox_OLD or similar. Reinstall Dropbox and select the location that you want for the Dropbox folder. Keep in mind that external drives are NOT recommended as data loss can occur under the right conditions. When the installation is finished, Dropbox will immediately start to sync. Pause syncing or exit Dropbox. Move the content of Dropbox_OLD into the newly created Dropbox folder. When the move is complete, and not before, resume syncing or re-launch Dropbox.
At this point Dropbox will begin indexing all of your files. This process will take a while, especially with 700GB of data to go through. During this time it may say that files are uploading or downloading, but it's only transferring comparison data and any changes that it find. be patient and LET IT WORK.
John L.2
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Dropbox StaffHi Peter,
Thanks for the report. It sounds like your problem is that you have told Dropbox to not sync any of those folders before copying in the folders from the old location. If you like, you can try the following:
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Uninstall Dropbox.
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Install Dropbox.
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Make sure that Dropbox is set to sync all of your folders in selective sync settings (the folders should start being downloaded).
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Quit Dropbox.
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Copy in the files from the old location.
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Restart Dropbox.
That should help you 'merge' in the files from the old location. The 'Selective Sync Conflict' folders are created when Dropbox is told not to sync certain folders but then files appear at those locations.
--John
