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Frank P E.
4 months agoHelpful | Level 7
How can I set the frequency for Dropbox Backup to run?
I have backup turn on for my documents folder --- how do I set the frequency for the backup to run?
Здравко
4 months agoLegendary | Level 20
Frank P E. wrote:... how do I set the frequency for the backup to run?
Hi Frank P E.,
You cannot set such a thing in Dropbox. Backup for whatever you have selected runs continuous as far as your Dropbox application runs.
Hope this clarifies matter.
- Frank P E.4 months agoHelpful | Level 7
thaks for the info so any file save in my documents folder will be "watched" and backup if it changes ---
- Здравко4 months agoLegendary | Level 20
Frank P E. wrote:thaks for the info so any file save in my documents folder will be "watched" and backup if it changes ---
Hm.. 🤔 Yes, as far as such thing may be described as "backup". Keep in mind that the so called "backup" is rather Dropbox marketing trick - it's sync in fact. Like everything in Dropbox folder, all folders you have selected in you "backup" setup gets moved into Dropbox are keep in sync as residing there. 😉 That's it - no much more. The only difference is the place where such syncs appear online - on backups section, not on all files. Dropbox doesn't have real backup in fact; if you rely to backup your things (I mean true backup, not just alternative sync) look around for another services.
Good luck.
- Mark4 months agoSuper User II
One thing to note is that if you are using Backup on a directory it is not a sync as such - it used to be in the initial beta but was then changed. In fact it is now almost a 'dumb' sync in that it will sync one way to Dropbox but not to other devices and you cannot share/edit or work with the files being backed up.
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