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Ben S.31's avatar
Ben S.31
Helpful | Level 6
4 months ago

We need an official Dropbox data migration app for faster migration to new machines.

Hi There, Even with a 200Mbps up/down internet connection and a gigabit ethernet connection to a Mac on the same network, it still takes days to migrate Terabytes of data to a new Mac. I've read ...
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Megan's avatar
Megan
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4 months ago

Hey Ben S.31, thanks for posting here!

Your feedback regarding this has been very valuable and I will endeavor to make sure your voice is heard.

Keep in mind that Dropbox is primarily a syncing service however I will pass on your comments to the relevant departments.

In the meantime, feel free to have a look and try these steps when copying files from one machine to another.

If you need something else, please let me know and I will be more than happy to help every step of the way. 

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