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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 though. I can imagine for other people it's Pictures. Could we have a way to automatically backup those folders too?
To be really ambitious: would we be able to clone our computer on Dropbox? I used to have an Apple Time Machine that allowed you to do just that. If your computer broke down or was stolen, you could buy a new one, let it download the clone, including not just your documents but your applications and presets too, and you'd be good to go!
Please let Dropbox be the new Time Machine.
Hi,
I have a question about the "Back up" on Dropbox.
The feature allows you to backup Desktop, Documents, and Downloads, however, I want to choose a specific folder under the documents folder.
For instance, My documents have a lot of folders, one of them contains software with hundreds of Gigabytes, on the other hand, I have a folder with my school work that I would like to backup.
How can I choose one folder under documents to be back-up?
Thank you,
Alex Attia
Dear Drobox-Team,
now you introduced the possibility of backups. I have a speacial wish for all the apple / mac useres it would be great to use drobox as a timemachine backup disk.
Best
Fest
Hello Support,
Can the Pictures folder be added to Dropbox Backup within Windows 10?
That would be very usefull!
Yes, please! I bought a dropbox plan, assuming you could backup whatever folder you want (this sounded basic enough), but I was sorely disappointed. Not only is it currently limited to those 3 folders, you can't even sync them if they're not in their default locations or if the dropbox folder isn't on the same drive!
Please allow full customization of which folders can be backed up, this will make the backup feature actually useful for a lot of people.
"Pictures" and "Music" are very personal folders that many people find valuable for backup. I think adding them to the "PC backup" feature can be very beneficial. It would also be very useful to add the ability to choose subfolders, as many of us have a specific folder in the "downloads" for junk/temporary downloads.
It would be ideal if the Backup feature also enabled backup of a photo library on a Mac just like it enables me to backup Desktop, Documents and Downloads. Can an extra option be added to simply tick a box and have Photo Library get backed up as well?
I just upgraded my plan primarily with a view to eliminating my Flickr account. I wanted to backup my photos from my Mac into Dropbox. I don't want to have to copy my phots into Camera Uploads or into some other Dropbox folder as it would mean moving it or copying it on my Mac. I can;t copy the files into Dropbox as I don't have the space on that hard drive.
It would be very useful to have a backup of the Pictures folder (I have my HP printer scans and my screenshots) !!
I would add that, not only do we need the ability to add other core user data folders like Pictures and Music, the system also needs to support having these folders relocated, as supported by standard Windows facilities. In the end what we need is the ability to back up folders in arbitrary filesystem locations.
It's very frustrating that these are the only folder options I can backup on my computer.
For example, I'd be much more interested in backing up my 'Photos' folder - or at least having the option to choose which folders to backup rather than having them preselected for me.
- chat copy:last question about the Mac app: I hate that there is no way to sync folder outside dropbox, except the classic one (you implemented few months ago)wish you could add a feature like mega.nz, where I can sync every type of folder
