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Questions about backing up files and recovering them
I have 2 computers. Have been freeing up memory on the HP Touchscreen by backing up files to an aging Asus Laptop. Two questions: 1) May I backup both computers to Dropbox? and 2) After backup, I'd like to delete some files from my computer. Could I then go to Dropbox any time in the future and restore those files? For example, Carbonite would only keep files I've deleted from my computer backed up for a maximum of 30 days. Thanks!
- Jay
Dropbox Staff
Hi JT20, thanks for bringing this to our attention.
You can use the Dropbox Backup feature to backup multiple computers to your account. Note that only specific folders are backed up to Dropbox.
Depending on your plan, you can recover files from 30, 180, or 365 days ago.
This will help me to assist further!
Thanks, Jay. Most of the files I want to backup to dropbox and then restore to my computer are Corel Painter .rif files as they tend to be very large, also Photoshop Elements .psd files.
- Jay
Just to clarify, do you need to backup the files (or computers), which means they're stored on the site and can't be edited by the other machine, or do you want files to sync from one computer to another?
