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rfog's avatar
rfog
Collaborator | Level 9
5 years ago
Status:
Accepted

Be able to change Dropbox backup folders names

Add possibility of rename Backup folders. If you have only one computer, it go fine, but if you have more than one, it ends being very confussing. Due iCloud Drive issues, I've changed all of my Macs "synchronized" Desktop and Documents to Dropbox. However, take a look to the picture: 

 

It is very difficult to guess what is what. With the possibility to rename them, I could have named "My iMac", "My MBP 13", "My MBP 15". Very easy to see what is what.

 

(As a workaround, we can change to detail view, but could be more easy for all of us be able to change the names).

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  • mismamari's avatar
    mismamari
    Helpful | Level 5
    2 years ago

    Hi Dropbox Team,

     

    Thank you so much for working on this improvement so we can all finally rename our Dropbox Backup folders.

     

    All the best,

     

    Mari

  • DarrelFrancis's avatar
    DarrelFrancis
    Explorer | Level 3
    2 years ago

    Even if it turns out to be impossible to allow renaming for technical reasons, perhaps you could allow us to give "nicknames" to each backup, shown alongside the main "Mac (x)" name? That would solve most of the frustration, without needing to resolve name collisions etc, which I assume is the holdup on your side. What I mean is, if a user gives two computers the same nickname, that is their fault, and it is reversible by them, since you are still using your "Mac (x)" as the main name.

  • RichieRich1891's avatar
    RichieRich1891
    Helpful | Level 5
    2 years ago

    Hello Dropbox Team,

     

    Can you add the option to backup hourly with Dropbox backup?

     

    At the moment I only can choose the every 15 minutes options, if I want to backup more times on a day.

     

    Kind Regards,

     

    Richie

  • Nancy's avatar
    Nancy
    Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff
    2 years ago

    Hi everyone! 

     

    Please keep an eye on this thread for any further updates. As soon as the feature is more widely available, we’ll share more details here.

  • Derek Erb Solutions's avatar
    Derek Erb Solutions
    Helpful | Level 6
    2 years ago

    Thank you for (finally) working on this. We appreciate the reaction.

     

    How will we know when we can safely rename our folders?

     

    Will there be some form of announcement from Dropbox?

     

    Will this require a client software update/upgrade?

     

    Thank you.