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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...
Looking at the various and invariably confused responses coming from Dropbox-affiliated posters (moderators, mostly?), we have to ask ourselves what in all the world is happening at Dropbox? Are they living in an alternate universe? I see posts claiming that what we are asking for is possible, but there's never any evidence, and a strong suspicion that these people simply have no clue what they are talking about. So, here is what the folder selection window looks like for me, and anyone else using the latest version of the Windows Dropbox Client right now:
These are all the selections that are available, period, nothing else. We can select subfolders of the ones shown, but we cannot choose any folders outside of this hierarchy, which is what we want.
Has this been clear enough now? I repeat, the ability to choose arbitrary folders did exist at some point in the beta version of Dropbox Backup, but not any more. Why was this taken away?
And, please, quit asking for the desktop client version we are using. As you may or may not be aware, Dropbox updates its client automatically, so we are all using the latest version.