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David B.231
New member | Level 2
3 months ago

Possible to back up Mac desktop files to access them from other computers?

I'd be really happy if I could sync my Mac desktop to Dropbox cloud, so I could see my desktop files from other devices.   There have been many discussions of this online over the years, all poin...
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    Hannah
    3 months ago

    Thanks for taking the time to post to our Community, David B.231.

     

    I'm afraid that what you're describing is not possible with Dropbox backup, at least not in a way that's supported by us.

     

    If you enable the feature, you can access your desktop files from other computers using the backups page on the Dropbox website.

     

    Otherwise, you'd need to manually move the files into the Dropbox folder, to sync them to your account.

     

    Let me know if you have any questions.

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Hannah
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3 months ago

Thanks for taking the time to post to our Community, David B.231.

 

I'm afraid that what you're describing is not possible with Dropbox backup, at least not in a way that's supported by us.

 

If you enable the feature, you can access your desktop files from other computers using the backups page on the Dropbox website.

 

Otherwise, you'd need to manually move the files into the Dropbox folder, to sync them to your account.

 

Let me know if you have any questions.

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