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Make a dropbox-backup of folders that are allready stored in dropbox
Hello, i wonder if it is possible to make a dropbox backup of folders which are allready stored in dropbox and synced (and also made available offline on my pc in the dropbox folder) Does it mak...
WIMVG wrote:...
i wonder if it is possible to make a dropbox backup of folders which are allready stored in dropbox and synced ...
Hi WIMVG,
In Dropbox there is no way to make a backup for something that resides outside Dropbox folder. What does actually mean the Dropbox Backup feature? Secure move of selected user folder(s) into Dropbox folder (or rather a subfolder there). That's it, no much more. Otherwise Dropbox application wouldn't be able access the content.
WIMVG wrote:...
Does it make any sense to make a backup as such or does it not create an extra safety layer?
...
😀🙂 How do you think? In context of the above clarification, would it be any extra layer of safety? 😉 It's there already.
Good luck.
WIMVG wrote:...
i wonder if it is possible to make a dropbox backup of folders which are allready stored in dropbox and synced ...
Hi WIMVG,
In Dropbox there is no way to make a backup for something that resides outside Dropbox folder. What does actually mean the Dropbox Backup feature? Secure move of selected user folder(s) into Dropbox folder (or rather a subfolder there). That's it, no much more. Otherwise Dropbox application wouldn't be able access the content.
WIMVG wrote:...
Does it make any sense to make a backup as such or does it not create an extra safety layer?
...
😀🙂 How do you think? In context of the above clarification, would it be any extra layer of safety? 😉 It's there already.
Good luck.
