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tjanderson's avatar
tjanderson
Helpful | Level 6
4 years ago

Turning on dropbox backup but folder name is weird

I had tested the Dropbox Backup feature in the past so I know that when turned on my Computers should be added as My Mac (Unique Mac Name). I decided to turn it back on again when setting up two new ...
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  • nichole's avatar
    nichole
    2 years ago

    OK, they are finally rolling up a Beta update for Dropbox Backup that will let you rename and I was able to do it! You can do go through Dropbox Backup in the app, disable the backups on all the computers there, and then restart them. Then, re-enable backups and it should move you over to beta so you can now rename things!

marioshadj's avatar
marioshadj
Helpful | Level 6

Hi Lusil,

 

Thank you for the suggestion.

 

I had renamed my computer and restarted dropbox initially to try it out but that did not work, and it looks like it only looks at the name of the computer when I linked dropbox.

 

I assumed that what you suggested could work, though that would mean I have to set-up all the specific folders I want to sync on my laptop all over again, which is a bit of an overkill for such a simple rename :(

 

I understand that this is a "beta" feature, would it make sense to have an option to rename a device in the preferences?

 

 

Lusil's avatar
Lusil
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5 years ago

Sure thing, marioshadj! You can post this here, where other like-minded users can comment and upvote it. 

 

In the meantime, if you have any other thoughts or questions for us, just give us another nudge. Cheers!

  • Chris lutje Spelberg's avatar
    Chris lutje Spelberg
    Helpful | Level 5
    5 years ago

    Hi, I have the same problem.

    I backed up many gigabytes already. So for me to apply the suggested solution it means re-downloading and uploading at least 60Gb of data. 

    So please provide a way to rename the folder. It looks so unprofessional.

     

    For your information: it has the domain name of the modem of my previous internet provider. Completely useless naming..

    • nimbleg's avatar
      nimbleg
      New member | Level 2
      4 years ago

      Why is this going unaddressed? This is an issue on business accounts and its confusing my users.

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