Migrating from Dropbox to WebOké Nextcloud
With Data migration in your WebOké Nextcloud, you can move all your files and photos from Dropbox to your own Nextcloud. You connect your Dropbox with an access code, choose a folder and the server does the rest.
This article explains step by step how to do that.
Step 1 - Go to https://www.dropbox.com/login and log in to your Dropbox account.
Step 2 - Log in to your WebOké Nextcloud, click your profile picture in the top right and choose Settings.
Step 3 - Click Data migration on the left.
Step 4 - Under Dropbox data migration, click Connect to Dropbox to get an access code.
Step 5 - Dropbox opens in a new window. Click Allow.
Step 6 - Copy the access code that Dropbox shows you.
Step 7 - Go back to Nextcloud and paste the code into the Dropbox access code field.
Step 8 - Your Dropbox is now connected.
Under Import directory, choose which folder in Nextcloud your Dropbox files go to. Click the pencil to choose a different or new folder.
You can't choose which files are included: Data migration takes everything that's in your Dropbox. If there's something you don't want to bring along, delete it in Dropbox first or clean it up in Nextcloud afterwards.
Click Import Dropbox files to start the transfer.
That's it! The transfer is now in progress.
Depending on how much you have in Dropbox, it takes anywhere from a few minutes to a few hours.
Tip: You can close the window and do other things in the meantime. The server keeps working in the background. If you come back to the Data migration page later, you'll see how far along it is.
Do you use the Dropbox app on your computer? Turn it off as soon as the transfer is finished and you've checked that everything is there. Then install the Nextcloud app on your computer, see Installing Nextcloud Files on Windows or Installing Nextcloud Files on Apple Mac.
Once it's done, your files are in your own Nextcloud, on our own servers in the NorthC data centers in Aalsmeer and Oude Meer. Congratulations on your switch to digital sovereignty!
Detailed explanation with screenshots: Transferring Dropbox with Data migration in the Nextcloud manual.
Want to learn more? Take the free course Switching to a European cloud, lesson 6.1 Transferring files from Google Drive, OneDrive and Dropbox.