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trover222
Explorer | Level 3
2 years ago
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Viewing backup files on mobile app

Hi, all! I have some old flash drives that I just backed up on my MACBOOK. They appear in DropBox Backups. I can’t figure out how to view the backups in my mobile app. I can see the file names in my ...
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  • Jay's avatar
    Jay
    2 years ago

    Hi @trover222, yes, the Backups are visible through the browser only. 

     

    Files synced through the normal Dropbox site can be accessed via the mobile app.

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JJ2024
New member | Level 1
22 days ago

dropboxIt’s been over two years since they offered this feature. Stop using it as a selling feature in your advertising…

"View backups whenever, wherever. Just as you’d expect from Dropbox, you can easily get to your backed-up files anytime, anywhere – from your computer, through our mobile app or on the web." https://www.dropbox.com/en_GB/backup

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