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pcuser
Helpful | Level 5
3 years ago

Problem with backup (folders not in default location)

Long Story - Short Version   New pc/laptop.   Installed 2nd hard drive/ssd   Moved location of ALL my folders (public and private) to 2nd drive. Path D:\Users\XXXX(name of user)\folder(music, d...
  • Rich's avatar
    3 years ago

    pcuser wrote:

    ... i just point it at my folders and BOOM! backed up.  This bit of software cant even backup if the files are not where DropBox  programmers have decided they must be.


    That's not how the backup feature works with Dropbox. It doesn't back up those folders from their original location and just copy the data to your Dropbox account. It MOVES those folders into your Dropbox folder so they sync like any other file or folder in your Dropbox. It can only move them into Dropbox if they exist in their original location.

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