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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.
A bit difficult to say whether I am on Backup Beta or not... Either way, if I understood correctly, and its not easy, I sort of need to first enable any backup in order to turn the Beta version on? Well thats difficult, because my Dropbox folder is not on the C drive, thus, it seems this is a closed circle.
When I click to look for more folders, there is no "Browse" dialog or anything- just a list of random folders from the User folder.
Was stupid of me to get my hopes up for this feature after getting the email lol.
I wholeheartedly support this request.
I have created a large number of distinct, separate folders of Digital data from A-D (analogue to digital devices) which are located in the root of my C:\ drive.
I need to be able to back them up in DropBox without having to move them to DeskTop, Documents, Downloads, Pictures, , etc.
I had opted in for the beta, and at first I was able to select any folder, which I did for one particular folder. However, while the folder I selected is still being backed up, now the interface does not allow me to select, or unselect arbitrary folders anymore. So, in other words, this worked for a bit, and now it doesn't anymore. I contacted Support, and I received an answer along the lines of "Well, it's a beta, so stuff should be expected to break randomly".
Oh, and before I forget, if I try to select one of the standard folders, I get the "spinning wheel" forever, and it never ends spinning. In other words, at this point there is nothing I can back up, at all. So not only can I not backup non-standard folders, I cannot back up anything at all.
Oh well, perhaps in another couple of years they will get their **bleep** together to the point of actually being able to offer the feature in a useful form. Let's just not hold our breaths, lest we suffocate...
- Megan
Dropbox Staff
Status changed:AcceptedtoDelivered great! Now, help the Linux users do the same.
Why was the status of this changed to delivered? As far as I can tell NOTHING has been delivered. I am still unable to pick any folder other than the ones from the standard set of Desktop, Documents, Downloads, Music, Pictures, or Videos. As has been explained in here numerous times, we want to be able to generate backups for ANY folder (at least any local folder) on our computers!
I confirm- nothing was delivered at all.
I am on Dropbox client version 201.3.5439.
In settings, I go to Manage Backups,
Then Lets get started and so on. I can only choose from predefined number of folders there. What this feature request was about, was to choose via browse ANY location, on any partition/ physical disk.
So what was implemented exactly in regards to this feature request?
