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bugsinthecar
Explorer | Level 3
3 years ago
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Syncing from some folders, Backup from others

Hi there,

 

Like this user, I have C:\ and D:\ drives on my local machine.

 

All the content I want to store in Dropbox is on the D:\ drive, and that's where my live-syncing Dropbox folder is stored:

 

 

There are other folders on the D:\ drive with which I'd like to use Backup (not live-sync)—that is, take snapshots of them, such that if something happened to them on my local machine, they would be recoverable from Dropbox Backup.

 

However, when I walk through the steps in the Backup documentation, my C:\ folders appear under "Modify folder selection"—not the D:\ folders I want to back up.

 

 

My question: How can I use Backup with folders on my D:\ drive?

 

Thanks!

 

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  • Jay's avatar
    Jay
    3 years ago

    Hi bugsinthecar, currently, there isn't any information on if this would change in the future. There isn't any official workaround to make it see the D drive either to add folders from there.

  • Hannah's avatar
    Hannah
    Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff
    3 years ago

    Hey bugsinthecar, thanks for posting your query!

     

    The Dropbox backup feature can currently only backup your system created folders (desktop, documents, downloads, etc.).

     

    Manually created folders in the D drive cannot be backed up.

     

    You'd have to manually move them into your Dropbox folder, to sync them.

     

    I hope this clarifies things, but let me know if you have any questions.

    • bugsinthecar's avatar
      bugsinthecar
      Explorer | Level 3
      3 years ago

      Hi Hannah, thanks for the quick and clear response!

       

      My system did create the D:\ structure, actually, seemingly as part of Windows default installation on my machine.

       

      It seems like a strange product choice that Dropbox Backup can work only with certain drive partitions...it's a product intended for users who might want to restore all their content, yes?

       

      Are there plans to change this? Or do you have a suggested workaround so that I could use Dropbox Backup? With Amazon deprecating their Backup product this year, it seems likely that there'll be a lot of users shopping for a replacement (including me!).

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