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acannon420
New member | Level 2
2 years ago

SYNC specific folder from network to dropbox

I need to SYNC a folder off my local network TO my DropBox account.  All instructions I've found for BACKING UP only involve a limited number of folders, and NOT a network folder I'm needing to Sync....
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  • Mark's avatar
    Mark
    2 years ago

    Hi acannon420 

     

    Such functionality doesnt exist I'm afraid. Sorry.

     

    You'll need to manually copy the folder in to your local Dropbox folder each time you want a backup.

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Mark
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2 years ago

Hi acannon420 

 

Such functionality doesnt exist I'm afraid. Sorry.

 

You'll need to manually copy the folder in to your local Dropbox folder each time you want a backup.

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