Can we have more folder options like custom folders or sub-folders to add to Computer Backup?

Dropbox's attitude toward this was to ignore junction points, which was the solution for this - so, go figure.

They don't want to backup our data…

Hello everyone,

I would also appreciate this feature. I need to backup on PC the whole D:\ drive and not change the path name. I need backup D:\work\.. not D:\dropbox\work\.. because I have plenty of textures linked into 3D files with exact path name. And I can’t be changed automaticly so I would have to do it several times in each 3D file in last decade.  (I am a bit dramatic, but it could help a lot).

Please, let me know when it is possible and I will purchase dropbox again. Thank you a wish you great day. 

And thanks Megan to point on this request. 

This is so typical of Dropbox. It would be simple (for companies that have competent management and programmers) to allow a user to specify an arbitrary folder for back up, e.g. F:\Docs\Courses. But Dropbox sets arbitrary, ridiculous restrictions on what you can do, and does not even attempt to change it. If I did not already have so much data in my dropbox account, I would drop it immediately and use a cloud storage service that is reasonable and competent. In addition I have found their customer service to be anything but that. Usually if something goes wrong with their code they blame it on Microsoft. At some point I am going to have to find another service because Dropbox has proven to be so bad in so many ways.

Yes, that is correct, those still cannot be added

Thank you, but I had other folders in mind, nit the default ones such as Music, Pictures or Videos. Let's say that I have a folder called "Work" under C:\ - I am unable to add it to the Backup.

Just to drop back in and let people know: YES, there is a substantial update, in two important ways:

1. First, at least in Windows, you can now also add your Music, Pictures, and Videos folders to the set of folders to be backed up
2. Second, and just as important, Dropbox is now able to recognize Windows shell folders that have been properly moved as such, and back them up even if they are not in their default system locations. That is, as long as you have moved the shell folders (such as "Music", say), by using the right-click context menu in Windows Explorer, clicking on "Properties", and then going to the "Location" tab to set the new location, Dropbox will happily backup those folders no matter where they reside physically.

I second this. Is there an update? There are many of us who would like to backup any folder on our PCs/Macs, not just Documents or Desktop or Downloads. This should be simple enough, it is surprising that Dropbox has not enabled that feature so far. Thanks.

Is there any update on this one? I would like to just select whatever folders I would like to backup using standard windows file/directory dialog. Perhaps even add them via context menu.

Dear Dropbox,

I would like this to go further and allow you to browse to back up a secondary hard drive. My primary hard drive is used for running complex software and a secondary hard drive is used for file storage. I would like to use the back up function to be able to clone this hard drive so if something happened to the computer I would always have the files stored safely with you!

Hello. Id like the ability to auto backup a specific folder, not just the entire library. My current use case is that there is 1(!) folder within my downloads folder that I want to auto backup.

If I just backup that 1 folder it's 20gb but if I am forced to do the currently limited option of selecting the entire Downloads folder, it would rocket up to 48gb. 

Please add this functionality. Thanks in advance.