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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...
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.
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!).
Hannah Any thoughts? (Sorry I didn't @ you last time!)
- Jay
Dropbox Staff
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.
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.
