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Pookeyblow's avatar
Pookeyblow
Collaborator | Level 8
8 months ago

Can I backup a folder inside my iCloud Drive to Dropbox?

I want to backup my Obsidian files and was wondering if there is a way to automatically backup the Obsidian folder inside my iCloud Drive to Dropbox?

 

I'm on a Mac.

 

Thanks for any help!

  • Mark's avatar
    Mark
    8 months ago

    Not via Dropbox (or iCloud) no, you'd need to use a third party tool to do that. 

  • Megan's avatar
    Megan
    Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff

    Hi there, Pookeyblow, I hope you're doing well! 

     

    Would you mind clarifying a bit more, as to what you mean when you say that you wish to backup the Obsidian folder inside your iCloud to Dropbox? 

     

    I'm not sure there's an automated way to do that. 

     

    However, you can always copy your Obsidian files (if you have them locally) or download them to your device, and then use our app to paste these inside your Dropbox folder, in order for the content to sync to your Dropbox account. 

     

    If you use our app, then any changes you make locally, will automatically update to your account online. Therefore, if you paste your Obsidian files in there, they will be added to your account. 

     

    There might be an available third-party app that allows you to do so, but I'm not sure I have that info. Any other Community users that know about this, are more than welcome to share the info with you. 

     

    I hope this helps! 

    • Pookeyblow's avatar
      Pookeyblow
      Collaborator | Level 8

      In Dropbox Backup I can select folders on my Mac I would like to back up.

       

      Can I select the iCloud folder?

      • Mark's avatar
        Mark
        Icon for Super User II rankSuper User II

        Pookeyblow wrote:

        In Dropbox Backup I can select folders on my Mac I would like to back up.

         

        Can I select the iCloud folder?


        No you cant. 

         

        It also isnt possible to sync a cloud backup service to another - you will end up with data loss and corruption. 

         

        You will need to manually copy/paste between the two as Megan said. 

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