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binbreakdown
Helpful | Level 6
8 years ago

Smart Sync & macOS Time Machine

I have recently installed Dropbox Business for my Team and having issues with macOS Time Machine. I have not been able to backup more then 8gig of 300gigs that need to be backed up. The 300gigs is hi...
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  • binbreakdown's avatar
    binbreakdown
    7 years ago

    thesus,

     

    I was able to get Time Machine Backing up properly by excluding the dropbox directory.

     

    Not an ideal solution and I hope in the future to be able to backup the dropbox directory with Time Machine as well.

binbreakdown's avatar
binbreakdown
Helpful | Level 6

thesus,

 

I was able to get Time Machine Backing up properly by excluding the dropbox directory.

 

Not an ideal solution and I hope in the future to be able to backup the dropbox directory with Time Machine as well.

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Sanchez
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7 years ago
Hey binbreakdown, thanks for telling us about your solution. Not sure that what you’re after will ever be an option, but I’ll let our team know so they’re aware
 
Cheers!
 
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