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Backing Up External Hard Drive
I use my laptop to DJ. I have an 256GB internal drive, however my library of audio files is over 1TB. I currently have my audio library stored on an external hard drive and have a 2nd one as a backup. I would like to copy my entire library to a folder on Dropbox and use Smart Sync to store them online only - copying files to my local drive when I want to "spin" them. I constantly add more files to the library, but would only back up to Drop Box monthly.
I have read some other articles and I understand that DropBox is not intended to be a backup solution. In my daily working on my radio show and live sets, I find it cumbersome to constantly be hooking up my hard drive to run through songs and think accessing it through DropBox would be a good solution (In the past, I could fit my entire library on a second internal hard drive - but as my library has grown, and my new computer's internal storage has shrunk, I am unable to work like this now)
Thanks in advance
G
- Hannah
Dropbox Staff
Hi g_mateus, thanks for posting!
To store your files in Dropbox and use them the way you described, I'd suggest you manually add them to your Dropbox folder, perhaps in batches, allow each batch to sync and then use Smart sync to make the files online-only.
Let me know if you have any questions about the process!
@Hannah, is there an automated way to do it, like many other cloud storage providers have?
- HannahHey bsoki, thanks for your comment here!
Are you talking about an automated way to add files to Dropbox?
If so, you can only do it manually. We do have an automatic computer backup feature as well, though, if you want to check that out.
If you need anything else, let me know!
When I downloaded my files from the Dropbox website to my external hard drive, the file sizes are different. I opened each folder on Dropbox and they are empty, which is true. I opened up the EHD folders and they are empty also. I'm just wondering why such a size difference in empty folders. Are there hidden files?
It contains confidential information or I would upload screenshots.
All of the files are the same in these folders. As an example, one folder on the Dropbox website has 1.69 MB, the Dropbox Desktop (the icon in the toolbar of my browser) has 4.9 MB and my external hard drive has 1.8 (close to the website). The Desktop size is way off.
