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Does backup make a backup of all files inc those set to "online only"?
OK guys fairly simple question on Dropbox Backup. Does it make a backup of all files inc those set to "online only"? Reason I ask is that I have over 50% of my files set as "online only" to save di...
OK thanks for your reply Megan.
This is my story. I use Dropbox as a normal file sync solution with all of my document folders included in the sync settings. To save some space I have set around 50% of my folders/files as "online only".
Now I want to have a second line of file defense against cyper attack IE a copy of ALL my files held on Dropbox to be saved to an external SSD.
My issue is this; only 50% of my files are stored locally on my PC, 100% of my files are stored on Dropbox. So how can I backup all my dropbox files to my SSD?
I have understood so far that I may need to get them all back on to my PC storage (set my whole dropbox to "available offline") and then run a backup from my PC to my SSD. One drawback is making all my DBox files avail offline triggers a massive download process which takes a very long time and burns a lot of data transfer with my ISP. Second drawback is I then believe I will need to set the same 50% of my files back to offline only to get my HDD space back - another major event.
Is there any way I can just back up my entire dropbox to an SSD without jerking around (online/offline/online) as above? Surely I am not the only dropbox user who wants to easily get a copy of my whole dropbox and save it away on an external SSD as a final as a precaution against disaster.
