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Can we have more folder options like custom folders or sub-folders to add to Computer Backup?
Right now, the automated backup option in Dropbox allows me to sync my Documents, Desktop and Downloads folders. By far the biggest - and most important - folder on my computer is the Music folder th...
Look into GoodSync. Not free, but it will allow you to sync any folder you like to a folder you designate on DropBox. I have used that for a couple of years now (after DropBox killed the option to set up a sync option via symbolic links), and it's always been reliable. Of course, having to use a third-party solution to accomplish something that the DropBox desktop client should be doing is just ludicrous.
Your other option is to use Google Drive; this will indeed allow you to backup and sync any folder on your computer. I am currently contemplating abandoning DropBox for Google Drive for this reason.