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I tried switching to Dropbox, but it’s impossible
I subscribe to 2TB on Google Drive, but some aspects of their app functionality are not good. I consider Dropbox's software superior in speed and reliability. A feature I really like in Dropbox is th...
Walter
Dropbox Staff
Dropbox StaffHi there infini - thanks for taking the time to share your thoughts on this with us.
It sounds like you're referring to the older version of the Dropbox Backup feature. Have you tried the updated version by any chance?
If not, could you give it a go and let us know if it improves matters at all?
Thanks so much!
Hello, Walter! Thank you for the response. Sorry, I have the latest version of Dropbox installed, I installed it this week, and it has this 'new' backup feature (I suppose it’s updated, right?)... but I just opened the link you sent... it seems there is a 'secret' version of Dropbox Backup, is that it? 😵 I'll try to install and test it... but I'm still a bit worried because, anyway, Dropbox Backup has some limitations compared to the normal folder; I hope at least the synchronization is bidirectional. Thanks!
Well, I followed all the steps from the link you sent me — very strange and confusing steps, by the way — and I even reinstalled Dropbox. This time I installed it on C: to enable the backup for a folder that it allows backing up (in the user folder). I enabled the backup, then I disabled it and restarted Dropbox, as per the instructions you sent, and enabled the backup again, but it didn’t update to any new version; it still had the same folder options. But by doing this, I was able to test and understand how Dropbox Backup works, and it is unidirectional. It doesn’t allow changes to be made in the cloud to reflect on local files; this is terrible. I just want to be able to sync folders from my computer with Dropbox, that’s all. I guess I’ll have to stick with Google Drive.
