How to Move Files from Dropbox to iCloud? [Mac, Browser, iPhone, iPad]

If you want to move your files from Dropbox to iCloud then read this entire article to know about it. In this article, I have described how to move files from Dropbox to iCloud using Mac, Browser, iPhone, or iPad.

I had the desire to change from Dropbox to iCloud as iCloud was offering free storage space of 5 GB whereas Dropbox was offering only 2 GB. But initially, I do not know how to transfer the files from Dropbox to iCloud.

After doing some practical research I got a way to transfer the files from Dropbox to iCloud and I have shared the piece of information below.

The titles that I have covered in this article are listed below:

• How to move files from Dropbox to iCloud using a web browser
• How to move files from Dropbox to iCloud on Mac
• How to move files from Dropbox to iCloud on iPhone
• How to move files from Dropbox to iCloud on an iPad

How to Move Files from Dropbox to iCloud on Mac

We should have both Dropbox and iCloud installed on the Mac device.

• Open the Dropbox account on the Mac device.
• Select the files to transfer from Dropbox to iCloud or use the key Command + A on Mac to select all the files from Dropbox.
• Then Drag and drop the selected files from Mac Dropbox to iCloud on Mac.

The chosen files are moved from Dropbox to iCloud on Mac in this way.

How to Move Files from Dropbox to iCloud Using Web Browser

To move the files from Dropbox to iCloud using a web browser:

• Open iCloud in the web browser like Google Chrome, Safari, or Mozilla Firefox.
• At the top of the iCloud page, there will be a Drive option. Click it to create a new folder or select the existing folder to transfer the files.

• Click the upload icon, to upload a file from windows file explorer.

• Use the shortcut key ctrl+A to select all the files from file explorer.
• The selected file will be uploaded to iCloud as shown in the below image.

Follow the above points to move a file from Dropbox to iCloud.

How to Move Files from Dropbox to iCloud on Windows

This option is not suggested since there is a possibility that undesired files from Windows may be moved to iCloud and iCloud would not recognize them.

We might not want your iCloud Drive to be downloaded to your Windows system as this integration would generate shortcuts to it on the desktop.

How to Move Files from Dropbox to iCloud on iPhone

To move files from Dropbox to iCloud, you’ll need to install the Files app and the Dropbox app on your iPhone or iPad. You can achieve this in the following steps:

• Open the Files app on the iPhone app store.

• On the file app page, click the Browse option and click the circular image at the top right corner of the page.

• Click Edit in the pop-down menu from the circular image.

• Enable the Dropbox option, and press Done.

• Then click the Dropbox and all the available files will be displayed.
• Click the circular icon at the top right corner and click the Select option.

• Select the files and folders from Dropbox to move to iCloud.
• To move all the files from Dropbox to iCloud click the Select All option at the top left of the Dropbox page.
• Press the circular icon at the bottom right corner and click the Copy.

• Press the Browse option again and click the New Folder option at the top of the page or select the existing folder.

• Tap the Paste option by long-pressing the opened folder in iCloud. All the copied files will be moved to iCloud as shown below image.

We can access extra free storage space, can use Apple-enabled services, and establish file backups by moving your data from Dropbox to iCloud.

How to Move Files from Dropbox to iCloud on iPad

To move the files from Dropbox to iCloud using an iPad:

• Open the Files app on the iPad.
• On the file page, click the Browse option.
• Click the circular image at the top right corner.
• Click Edit in the pop-down menu from the circular image.
• Enable Dropbox by clicking the button near Dropbox press Done.
• Then click the Dropbox and all the available files will be displayed.
• Click the circular icon at the top right corner and click the Select option.
• Select the files and folders from Dropbox to move to iCloud.
• To move all the files from Dropbox to iCloud click the Select All option at the top left of the Dropbox page.
• Press the circular icon at the bottom right corner and click the Copy.
• Press the Browse option again.
• Now create a new folder by clicking the Folder option at the top of the page or select the existing folder
• Tap the Paste option by long-pressing the opened folder in iCloud. All the copied files will be moved to iCloud.

We can transfer files from Dropbox to iCloud using Mac, web browser, iPhone, and iPad. Because Dropbox offers 2 GB of free storage space whereas iCloud offers 5 GB of free storage space.

Conclusion

That’s the end of the article on how to move files from Dropbox to iCloud on a Mac, web browser, iPhone, or iPad.

I hope you got enough information on sharing the Dropbox files on the iCloud drive. The file transfer from the Windows Dropbox desktop app to iCloud is not recommended.

Since iCloud does not recognize unwanted files shared from Windows Dropbox. So, there is a chance that this will create a shortcut to iCloud on the desktop.

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