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Dropbox Backup says syncing 75,000 files but i don't have that many, constantly going up
Hi i'm trying to backup my external hard drive to dropbox backup. It's constantly going up and the time doesn't change. I've reinstalled & relinked, deleted old backups. But nothing has seemed to help with the issue. The file count just keeps going up
Differences & benefits of syncing the Desktop folder vs backing it up?
I just saw and turned on the backup option... I've had the primary my pc/desktop folders UNSYNCED because it seemed redundant from all my primary files/folders I keep within dropbox already but.. The backup I noticed has a rewind feature which may be enough of a benefit, if im understanding it correctly to keep this enabled...ie if i screw something up on the fly while working...i can go in there and rewind whatever file/folder to recover the mistake? That said, is there a separate reason to keep the pc/desktop folder syncing as well? Heres screenshots of both settings for reference: https://ibb.co/8YLy9pJ https://ibb.co/9rBtKy2 Thanks
I don't see my external drive backup files, even though the backup is completed.
It's my first time using Dropbox Backup and I wanted to backup my external hard drive before I change the settings on it. On the Dropbox Backup homepage, it says backup is completed, but when I click to view backed up files, only my folders are there and nothing else. I've checked on multiple computers and still nothing. Please help.
Can I move the Dropbox installation folder to use the Dropbox Backup feature?
Evidently (according to Dropbox support person) Dropbox can only be installed on a computer's c: drive. I want to install it on my d: drive where all my important files are so I can use Dropbox Backup. The support person said to move all your files to the c: drive to use backup, but obviously this is not possible with "modern" computers that have a smaller SSD drive for programs and store data on other larger internal hard drives. I can't believe that there is no option that allows users to select the location to install Dropbox. Pretty old school/controlling and very limited usefulness.Dropbox Backup only allows you to backup a few selected folders, why can't I choose another folder?
Dropbox Backup allows backing up only few selected folders, like Desktop, Downloads, Documents, etc. I'm interested in backing up my user's AppData, which is also in my user's folder. Why Dropbox Backup wouldn't let me select this folder? Or any other folder of my choosing, for that matter?
How does Dropbox backup differ to the standard syncing?
Hi there, I have implemented Dropbox on my laptop as the folder where I have all my files and folders saved and synchronized in real time. This is what I call the Dropbox memory. Now I learned about Dropbox backups and my question is: What do I need this for? Doesn't it overlap with the "memory" function? When I connected an external hard disk, I was asked if I want to save the files in a Dropbox backup. I clicked YES and now the hard disk files are stored as a backup in the cloud. This is great. So, it doesn't seem to be possible, at least not with a private license, to save the external hard disk files in the same way as I save my laptop hard disk files. So, the backup is a nice alternative. But again: For the files in my laptop hard disk that are saved and synchronized directly under the Dropx box folder, my impression is that a backup doesn't make sense (and even doesn't seem to be possible). Does this more or less make sense? Best Thomas
