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Can we have more folder options like custom folders or sub-folders to add to Computer Backup?
Right now, the automated backup option in Dropbox allows me to sync my Documents, Desktop and Downloads folders. By far the biggest - and most important - folder on my computer is the Music folder though. I can imagine for other people it's Pictures. Could we have a way to automatically backup those folders too?
To be really ambitious: would we be able to clone our computer on Dropbox? I used to have an Apple Time Machine that allowed you to do just that. If your computer broke down or was stolen, you could buy a new one, let it download the clone, including not just your documents but your applications and presets too, and you'd be good to go!
Please let Dropbox be the new Time Machine.
Another request for more folder options in Backup, please. Especially 'Pictures', but ideally the ability to select any folder within a user's root folder on Mac.
Heyyyy ! it's done, I now have images/music/videos folders backup possible !
Dropbox provides the ability to select which Dropbox subfolders are or are not exposed to a computer or device, and the same sophistication should be available with respect to the folders which are/aren't automatically backed up.
I would like to automatically backup a folder inside the main folder "Documents".
Actually Dropbox app allows me to choose only the "main" folders.
The Dropbox folder is on an external hdd and I need it to stay on that hdd because I have other online shared folders that would take up space on the main hdd C.I have one macOS computer with two accounts in it. The backups are named after computer name only, not by the user name. So my accounts were backuped over each others to the same folders. This happened months ago, have not checked if it is already fixed.
The possibility to add ANY custom folder to the backup list is a MUST. Please implement asap.
Thanks!
Please allow "Pictures" folder to backup.
sync desktop and document folders on all machines that have dropbox backup turned on.
it does not sync desktop and documents if you have more than one machine.
one laptop and one desktop would have separate folders with different content.
not very useful day to day.
- Megan
Dropbox Staff
Thanks for the heads up MacHelpNashville!
At the moment, this wouldn't be possible due to security and permission issues.
Your comments and feedback on our Computer backup feature have been quite helpful. I would prefer it be meaningful sync so that the user can enjoy the same desktop and the same documents folder on their local computers.
- MeganThanks for the clarification MacHelpNashville!
Keep in mind that you should be able to see "My PC" or "My Mac" and the name of the device in parenthesis (...) on all of your devices.
All of the backups should sync to the account.
Does something different happen in your case, or would you prefer to have one backup for all of your devices?
It is unacceptable to disallow backup of folders that are not on the same drive as the Dropbox. That is an arbitrary and unnecessary limitation that makes no sense.
We also need to be able to backup any folder or drive on our computer of our choosing. Dropbox, please fix this asap. Thank you.
There are several considerations in using Dropbox as a Time Machine drive. First is that you don't want to keep the file local. The size would immediately start to be greater than what is on your hard drive (or SSD). Second, how will you bring this cloud Time Machine drive into the Apple ecosystem? Migration assistant and Apple's Recovery mode expect to see attached drives, not cloud based. Lastly, the bandwidth of transferring what could be a several Terabyte backup will be costly in the amount of data transferred on a person's internet account. Finally the time necessary to upload or download such a file would be prohibitive.
