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Richard L.28
New member | Level 1
10 years ago

How do I sync the My Documents folder with Dropbox?

I'd like to have the My Documents folder on my HP synced with Dropbox, so I have a backup in the cloud. But I can't figure out how to do it without having a copy of My Documents in the My Dropbox fo...
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Rick_M
Experienced | Level 13
9 years ago

Mychale, the "comments' here are 99% unofficial!  DB expect you to browse around the help files and the forums.  But that can take some time. Short version is "use selective-sync" in which you select folder(s) to Not have on your computer.  Long version is "DB is not a backup system", so only use if to backup y our personal files (not system files).

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