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Be able to change Dropbox backup folders names

Be able to change Dropbox backup folders names

rfog
Collaborator | Level 9

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: 

 

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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).

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Walter
Dropbox Staff

Hi all, I just wanted to let you know that the team is working on this idea!

 

Some backups and backup folders are currently able to be renamed, and we are working to upgrade all backups to have similar functionality

 

Thanks for sharing your suggestion with us and to everyone for supporting it.

Status changed to: Accepted
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Walter
Dropbox Staff

Hi all, I just wanted to let you know that the team is working on this idea!

 

Some backups and backup folders are currently able to be renamed, and we are working to upgrade all backups to have similar functionality

 

Thanks for sharing your suggestion with us and to everyone for supporting it.

Status changed to: Accepted
raypar
Explorer | Level 4

What was going on in the developer(1), developer(2), developer(3), developer(n)'s head when they decided to code it this way?  Did they just get lazy with their algorithm design?

klepp0906
Collaborator | Level 10

this is long overdue, but good news nonetheless!  now to re-do a bunch of paths and scripts and such hopefully one last time. 

how will we know when this is fully implemented? 

Derek Erb Solutions
Helpful | Level 6

Thank you for (finally) working on this. We appreciate the reaction.

 

How will we know when we can safely rename our folders?

 

Will there be some form of announcement from Dropbox?

 

Will this require a client software update/upgrade?

 

Thank you.

Geddy Lifeson
Explorer | Level 3

This is GREAT NEWS!

 

Thank you!!

seanscottusa
New member | Level 2

This is great news! Thank you, thank you, thank you!

Nancy
Dropbox Staff

Hi everyone! 

 

Please keep an eye on this thread for any further updates. As soon as the feature is more widely available, we’ll share more details here.

trendespresso
Helpful | Level 5

YESSSSS!!!!!

RichieRich1891
Helpful | Level 5

Whoop Whoop!!

 

Works like a Charm!!!!

RichieRich1891
Helpful | Level 5

Hello Dropbox Team,

 

Can you add the option to backup hourly with Dropbox backup?

 

At the moment I only can choose the every 15 minutes options, if I want to backup more times on a day.

 

Kind Regards,

 

Richie