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TerryMcC's avatar
TerryMcC
New member | Level 1
4 hours ago

I can't see the folders I want to back up with Dropbox Backup

I can't see my computer directories just the preselected ones like "desktop"    The animated logo is confusion and seems to show you can select files - I can't even see the directories. I see that this is a common problem in the forum and I saw the instructions to get the latest version of the backup.

No change!

 

  • Rich's avatar
    Rich
    Icon for Super User II rankSuper User II
    TerryMcC wrote:

    I can't see my computer directories just the preselected ones like "desktop"

    Where are the folders that you're trying to back up? You can select other folders within your user profile, but you can't select folders from elsewhere on the computer.

  • Mark's avatar
    Mark
    Icon for Super User II rankSuper User II

    You cant choose what to backup - it has a set few you can do, it isn't possible to choose outside of this selection.

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