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Re: Turning on dropbox backup but folder name is weird
Hi, I am trying this new Dropbox Backup feature, and I'm noticing that a directory was created with a name I didn't choose, namely:
My Mac (123.dhcp.myisp.com).
I would like this to be something like My Mac (laptop), instead of the default name.
I noticed that my Desktop folder was moved in there and the actual Desktop folder is now a symlink pointing to Desktop in My Mac (123.dhcp.mysip.com), and while I could rename it and fix the symlink, it seems like this may cause issues with Dropbox looking at the wrong places in the future, e.g. when adding/removing backup folders at the very least.
Is there a way to rename this without causing issues?
Thanks.
I have a few question about Dropbox.
First, how can I rename "My Mac (xy)" featured Folders, because I had two Mac folders, a MacBook Pro, and an Air, so I want to change it to: My Mac ( Pro) and My Mac ( Air). (because its looks like cool)
Thanks for help!
I'm having this issue as well. Tried all these steps and still it's naming it "Andys-MacBook-2" because previously there was another "Andys-MacBook" on the network. I've since renamed the second computer and removed the 2 but Dropbox is still naming the backup folder with it. Can't figure out a solution.
- Daphne
Dropbox Staff
Hi sprocket003!
Can you clarify for me, is it showing this on the original backup folder, or did you re-enable the backup after renaming the device and it still shows the old name?
Thank you, but I didnt understand...
What will happen. If i Unlink my Mac from Dropbox, and It will stop sync feature? Files that have been synced to dropbox in the past will be deleted after unlink defice or not? Because it synced over 500 GB, which I don’t want to delete.
- Lusil
Hey marioshadj, let's see what we can do on this.
Since the computer backup feature creates a folder named after your device's name, you can try the following steps to see if they do the trick:
- Turn off the computer backup feature.
- Unlink the device from your Security tab.
- Rename your computer to what you want it to be called.
- Sign in again with your account.
- Make sure that the computer backup feature is enabled.
Let me know how it goes, thanks!
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Hi Lusil,
Thank you for the suggestion.
I had renamed my computer and restarted dropbox initially to try it out but that did not work, and it looks like it only looks at the name of the computer when I linked dropbox.
I assumed that what you suggested could work, though that would mean I have to set-up all the specific folders I want to sync on my laptop all over again, which is a bit of an overkill for such a simple rename :(
I understand that this is a "beta" feature, would it make sense to have an option to rename a device in the preferences?
- Lusil
Sure thing, marioshadj! You can post this here, where other like-minded users can comment and upvote it.
In the meantime, if you have any other thoughts or questions for us, just give us another nudge. Cheers!
