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jackbrannen
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10 months ago
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How to change the name of Dropbox Backup Folder?

My MacBook was unhelpfully added to Dropbox Backup as "Mac (4)" which makes no sense. This isn't even the hostname of that machine.

 

How do I change the machine name?

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  • jackbrannen's avatar
    jackbrannen
    10 months ago

    Okay found it's now in a separate area of Dropbox Settings outside of Dropbox Preferences.

     

    Dropbox, why do you make everything so difficult?

  • jackbrannen's avatar
    jackbrannen
    New member | Level 2
    10 months ago

    Okay found it's now in a separate area of Dropbox Settings outside of Dropbox Preferences.

     

    Dropbox, why do you make everything so difficult?

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      Wrich73
      New member | Level 2
      8 months ago

      Where did you find this esoteric knowledge? Where is it located?

      I'm dealing with PC (2)/(3) etc and don't want to resort to putting a sticker on each computer so I know which is which. 

      • Hannah's avatar
        Hannah
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        8 months ago

        Hey Wrich73, are you on the updated version of backup or the older one?

         

        If you're on the older one, you can't rename your backup folders, I'm afraid.

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