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Forum Discussion
Cannot move files between dropbox and Backup
Hello, before I did it quietly, but since the transition to Dropbox Backup took place, through the web page it is no longer possible to transfer dropbox files and put them in the backup folders or vice versa but it shows the text "Files can't be moved into backups". Please, can you put this feature back ?
- Rich
Super User II
Briskola wrote:
... it is no longer possible to transfer dropbox files and put them in the backup folders ...
It makes sense to me that a backup is meant to be just that; a backup of the files as they exist on the device being backed up. You shouldn't be able to modify the content of a backup. Seems that would defeat the intent.
If you need files backed up, move them into the folders being backed up on your computer so Dropbox can sync/back them up as intended.
Yes it's true but before now you could do it and it was even more convenient since you put the file directly into the folder you wanted instead of putting it first in the Dropbox one and then in the Documents folder for example.
