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Arnon1
Explorer | Level 4
3 years ago

Syncing the desktop files

Hey, all the files and folders are synced perfectly, but the files and folders that are on my pc desktop don't sync. What should I do?
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  • Rich's avatar
    Rich
    3 years ago
    Arnon1 wrote:

    I'd like to be able to continue working with my laptop on the files I kept on the desktop folder of my PC, like I successfully do with all the other files kept on my PC. Is it possible?

    Dropbox can only sync the files and folders that you place in the local Dropbox folder. If you want to sync the files on your Desktop, you can enable the Backup feature which will MOVE your Desktop, Documents and Downloads folders into your Dropbox folder so they can also sync.

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Arnon1
Explorer | Level 4

Hey Nancy, Thank you for your reply ðŸ™‚.  I'd like to be able to continue working with my laptop on the files I kept on the desktop folder of my PC, like I successfully do with all the other files kept on my PC. Is it possible? And what is the difference between this and the backup procedure?

 

Thanks!

Rich's avatar
Rich
Icon for Super User II rankSuper User II
3 years ago
Arnon1 wrote:

I'd like to be able to continue working with my laptop on the files I kept on the desktop folder of my PC, like I successfully do with all the other files kept on my PC. Is it possible?

Dropbox can only sync the files and folders that you place in the local Dropbox folder. If you want to sync the files on your Desktop, you can enable the Backup feature which will MOVE your Desktop, Documents and Downloads folders into your Dropbox folder so they can also sync.

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    Arnon1
    Explorer | Level 4
    3 years ago

    Thanks a lot, Rich😊

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