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davidhowarth
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4 months ago

Dropbox Free - desktop, docs, pictures sync across devices

Hi folks, years ago, I could install dropbox on three of my devices, turn on desktop backup and what not, and my icons would appear on the desktop of all three devices.

Just like onedrive.

 

But these days, I can't seem to see the option. Sure, I can enable backups of desktop/pictures/documents, but all this seems to do, is create different folders within the dropbox section of file explorer.

So I get PC1, PC2 and PC3, and all the folders in there.

I don't want this though. For a start, it's difficult to work out which device is which.

 

Has the feature I need been removed, and only available in "paid for" plans now?

 

Thanks in advance!

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    Mark
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    davidhowarth wrote:

    Has the feature I need been removed, and only available in "paid for" plans now?

    It has been removed completely. Backup now works exactly as a 'backup' where it backs up files rather than syncs them. 

     

    Its now not possible to sync desktop/backup etc. at all I'm afraid. 

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