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rocketmanblamb
3 years agoHelpful | Level 6
Change Dropbox Backup location/name (macOS)
Hello,
I'm trying to get my Dropbox backups synchronized and more sensibly labeled.
As I connect more computers they get various names attributed to the "Backup Folders" that are created ...
rocketmanblamb
3 years agoHelpful | Level 6
Here is a method to enable a custom computer folder name for "backups" of User home folder directories.
https://brianlamb.notion.site/Methods-for-Custom-Backup-Folder-Name-f0426632c9044ab5bb3c52a0ec74ca50
Not 'supported' by Dropbox but it will work, I have used it before documenting this here.
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