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Add possibility of rename Backup folders. If you have only one computer, it go fine, but if you have more than one, it ends being very confussing. Due iCloud Drive issues, I've changed all of my Macs "synchronized" Desktop and Documents to Dropbox. However, take a look to the picture:
It is very difficult to guess what is what. With the possibility to rename them, I could have named "My iMac", "My MBP 13", "My MBP 15". Very easy to see what is what.
(As a workaround, we can change to detail view, but could be more easy for all of us be able to change the names).
Dear Support,
I want to requests a feature that the backup folder, wil have the same name as my PC.
Every time I reinstall my machine, the backup folder has the name PC(#).
I'm currently have PC(5) as a backup folder.
Can Dropbox change this?
- Megan
Dropbox Staff
Hey RichieRich1891, I hope you're doing well!
Your feedback regarding our new Computer Backup has been very valuable and I will endeavor to make sure your voice is heard.
I'll forward your feedback to the appropriate areas so we can continue to improve.
In the meantime, you can also suggest this in our 'Share an idea' section, so other users can upvote it.
Cheers!
- How do we upvote this?. My family members have multiple pcs and are having to guess where documents etc are going. Much better to have jenny work pc, or Bernie play pc.
That would be MUCH better: backed up folders should have the same name as the relevant PC. This would be much better than seeing "PC (2)", "PC (3)" and "PC (4)" in my Dropbox folder.
Michael
In v123 the Dropbox desktop app used the computer name as the container for desktop, documents and downloads for the backup function. Now it's My Mac(2) as the container name.
I suggest either reverting back to the unique computer name - associated with the computer or allow users to change the nameikr we could for any other folder.I have three Macs connected to my Dropbox. The backups used to be called {User}'s MacBook Pro, {User}'s MacBook Air, and {User}'s Mac Mini.
This was fine (although I could have done without the repeated {User}'s), but now that I've replaced one of these Macs with another, my new Mac's backup folder is called "Mac (4)". I followed all the correct steps, deleted and reset the old Mac, removed it from Dropbox backups, changed the name of the new one to {User}'s MacBook Pro, etc., before installing and setting up Dropbox Backup but it's still Mac (4). I've tried the remove, change name (again) and re-add but no luck.
This is extremely annoying because I use LaunchBar/Alfred to access folders from the keyboard, which means now I need to search "Mac 4" instead of looking for the computer I know. There has to be a way to change the backup name?
The correct thing would be to be able to choose the name
or use the name of the computer,
but since there are already several threads indicating, that not for now,
let's see if it would be possible to modify the way PC backups are namedInstead of PC, PC(2), PC(3), PC(4)...
change to PC01, PC02, PC03, PC04So don't use parentheses or spaces and the path is more short.
Super easy, let us rename computer backup folders. I do NOT want to use the folder names that are decided by Dropbox.
I currently have multiple computers that I have their 'Documents' folders being synced to my Dropbox. Currently they are named 'My PC (*insert computer name*)' and it is hard to recognize which one I want at a glance. Dropbox will not currently let you rename these folders, but it would be extremely helpful to be able to rename them or give a nickname to allow easier navigation.
Please consider this. Every Mac shouldn't look identical. Or group them into a single area?
Also, please consider not showing my "auto backups" as my "recent items". Often the recent items are things I'm actively working on, where as the desktop or download backup is random stuff, but because of the backups my real files are pushed far down the "recent" list, which makes them harder to find.
The real thing could be implement this as OneDrive do in Windows and iCloud Drive in macOS: same folder does not matter how many PC/Mac you have.
I know it is not easy when there is interoperation between Windows and macOS, but perhaps this could be a good selling point.
What I actually have is one folder called "Documentos", and use that folder for my equivalent "Documents" folder of each Win/Mac, and original Documents in Win/Mac are empty and not used. That way I have all my working documents synchronized between all platforms.
This feature would make Dropbox's backup system way easier to use and a lot more user friendly. Please consider adding this feature!
This feature would be more than user friendly... It would save people like me who updated their whole computer onto dropbox just to realise they now couldn't use a program they use almost daily because it cannot deal with space and brackets and the code cannot be changed!
Please add this feature, this is just bad practice...The inclusion of spaces and parentheses in the name creates huge issues for people doing any sort of command line computing. I have programs that simply will not run because files now have paths with these special characters. Please don't make us beg for what should be a simple fix? I like dropbox backup but I won't be able to use it long term, and will advise all my colleagues to avoid, unless there is a fix.
Removing the ability to name, or change the name of PC backups was intentional? I'm not sure how a change to PC 1, 2, 3, etc is easier than Desktop, Laptop, Server, etc. I truly hope that this is reversed and we are allowed to name/rename our backups. On a side note leaving previously named backups, like Server or Desktop (names purposefully given to the PC through the PC's settings) alongside PC 3, 4, etc looks sloppy.
Thanks and I look forward to being able to name my backups again.
- Dunastrig
