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Desktop folder no longer backing up after Dropbox backup update
Good morning, I state that 2 days ago my desktop was correctly synchronized. Yesterday after updating the dropbox backup utility, the entire desktop is no longer synchronized and a "my dropbox files...
The sync status is "synced" in the menu bar. As you can see in the screenshot the desktop folder should be synchronized but instead the folders were suddenly desynchronized and deleted from Dropbox following the update. Two folders that were on the desktop and are currently synchronized have ended up inside the folder marked with the blue arrow.
Hannah
Dropbox Staff
Dropbox StaffThanks for the additional info, ale0805.
If you go to your backups page on dropbox.com, does everything appear as expected?
Do you see all your backups, or are any files missing there too?
HI,
if I go to my backup page, only the folders present in the "my dropbox file" folder (marked with a blue arrow in the previous screenshots) are synchronized and are present on the page while those present on the desktop are no longer present.- Nancy
Hi from me too, ale0805! Hope it’s OK to jump in.
Can you please clarify what kind of update was it that you referred to above? Was it an automatic update of the Dropbox app, or did you take any steps on your end?
I’m asking because the “My files in Dropbox” folder can be created on your desktop app due to this reason.
Finally, can you send one more screenshot of what you see here?
Good morning,
the update request appeared in the morning when I turned on the computer with a window telling me to update dropbox backup and reassuring me that the files would be temporarily desynchronized but that everything would then be back in order once the update was complete.
I attach two screenshots in which in the first you can see the two synchronized elements, i.e. the external hard disk and the desktop of my PC, in the second you can see that, in fact, the backup is updated because there are files with recent changes. However, the problem is that when I try to access the files on my desktop from another device they are no longer available while those in the my dropbox files folder are also available from another device.
