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Dropbox to Box Migration Guide for Windows

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  • Audience: Affiliate, Faculty, Non-UCSF, Staff, Student
  • Service Category: Business Applications
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    Box: Cloud Storage
UCSF does NOT support Dropbox. This guide helps UCSF users migrate content from Dropbox to UCSF Box. If you need assistance, contact the IT Service Desk.

Steps to follow

Step 1: Install Dropbox on your workstation (skip if already installed)

  1. Download the installer:  https://www.dropbox.com/install,
  2. Install the software.

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     3. Log in with your Dropbox credentials and complete the setup.

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Step 2: Install Box Sync on your workstation (skip if already installed)

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  1. Download the installer:  http://www.box.com.
  2. Install the software.

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     3. Log in with your Box credentials and complete the setup.

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You will now have two icons on your desktop.

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Step 3: Migrate files from Dropbox to Box

  1. Open both the Dropbox and My Box Files folders side by side.
  2. Create a folder named Dropbox in your My Box Files folder.
  3. Copy/paste or move desired folders from your Dropbox folder to the newly created folder in Box.

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Step 4: Clean up

  1. Move, organize and reshare migrated files and folders to best suit your needs.
  2. Log into your Box account on a web browser and turn off Sync on folders that do not need to be synced to your desktop.

Syncing a large number of files and folders can degrade your computer’s performance by increasing hard-disk usage and bandwidth.

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