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oshri3
Explorer | Level 4
7 years ago

Automatically upload folders without syncing a local copy

Hi  i am a photographer and i have a lot of images that i am tkaing every day and i would like an automation backup that will upload all my files to dropbox without sync it to my local computer a...
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Sync and upload
  • Rich's avatar
    Rich
    7 years ago

    Remember that Dropbox is not a backup service. It's a file synchronization service meant to keep a copy of the files on your computer in-sync with a copy online and on other devices. It is not a proper backup service and shouldn't be used as one. There are far better services out there if backup is your only purpose.

    Also, Selective Sync is a feature that is available to all account levels, even the free Basic accounts. Smart Sync is the feature that is available to Professional and Business accounts.

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Sanchez
Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff
7 years ago
Hey oshri3, welcome to our community! 

Like Mark mentioned, there isn’t an automatic way of doing what you’re looking to do. However, once you get your photos uploaded into your Dropbox, you can use our Selective Sync feature to prevent them from syncing to your computer.
 
With Selective Sync you can choose which of your folders you want to sync to your computer, while all your content remains available online at dropbox.com. More details here. 
 
Cheers! 
  • oshri3's avatar
    oshri3
    Explorer | Level 4
    7 years ago

    it is bad that dropbox doesn't have this feature , for me automuated uploader is basic utililty for using dropbox as backup of my coputer

    for this Selective sync that you mention this option is open for buisnes members only , and i am uisng the Standard 

    • Rich's avatar
      Rich
      Icon for Super User II rankSuper User II
      7 years ago

      Remember that Dropbox is not a backup service. It's a file synchronization service meant to keep a copy of the files on your computer in-sync with a copy online and on other devices. It is not a proper backup service and shouldn't be used as one. There are far better services out there if backup is your only purpose.

      Also, Selective Sync is a feature that is available to all account levels, even the free Basic accounts. Smart Sync is the feature that is available to Professional and Business accounts.

      • lizzbe78's avatar
        lizzbe78
        Explorer | Level 4
        4 years ago

        Then it is utterly useless as anything except an enterprise solution. I have files on various storage drives which I need to efficiently upload to the cloud, but with DropBox I cannot achieve that (despite setting up all of the sync options, etc it has literally just decimated my brand new macbook pro storage). Literally: What. Is. The. Point. A synchronisation service? Whoopdidoo. If I need a file I can literally log onto the web portal and edit it there, just like Google Drive and Amazon Drive. No-one has excessive GB and TB free space on their local device. It is utterly reductive as a commercial solution without an effective way to upload whilst not killing your very expensive devices.

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