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bugsinthecar
Explorer | Level 3
3 years ago
Solved

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...
desktop
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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.

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Hannah
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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.

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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!).

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

    Hannah Any thoughts? (Sorry I didn't @ you last time!)

    • Jay's avatar
      Jay
      Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff
      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.

      • JoeyJoeJoe's avatar
        JoeyJoeJoe
        New member | Level 2
        2 years ago

        Pretty weak. 

        I have TB of data and years of work in 'C:\workspace' and 'D:\' drive that I would like to back up to Dropbox. I am positive I can do this with Google Drive no problem. I'm already paying for a 2TB plan on Dropbox and would rather not have to migrate everything already in Dropbox over to Drive.

        But it sounds like that's the solution here though, unfortunately. 

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