How can I set the frequency for Dropbox Backup to run?

[Frank P E.]

I have backup turn on for my documents folder --- how do I set the frequency for the backup to run? 

[Здравко]

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@Frank P E. wrote:

... how do I set the frequency for the backup to run? 

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Hi @Frank P E.,

You cannot set such a thing in Dropbox. Backup for whatever you have selected runs continuous as far as your Dropbox application runs.

Hope this clarifies matter.

[Frank P E.]

thaks for the info so  any file save in my documents folder will be  "watched" and backup if it changes --- 

[Здравко]

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@Frank P E. wrote:

thaks for the info so  any file save in my documents folder will be  "watched" and backup if it changes --- 

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Hm.. 🤔 Yes, as far as such thing may be described as "backup". Keep in mind that the so called "backup" is rather Dropbox marketing trick - it's sync in fact. Like everything in Dropbox folder, all folders you have selected in you "backup" setup gets moved into Dropbox are keep in sync as residing there. 😉 That's it - no much more. The only difference is the place where such syncs appear online - on backups section, not on all files. Dropbox doesn't have real backup in fact; if you rely to backup your things (I mean true backup, not just alternative sync) look around for another services.

Good luck.

[Mark]

One thing to note is that if you are using Backup on a directory it is not a sync as such - it used to be in the initial beta but was then changed. In fact it is now almost a 'dumb' sync in that it will sync one way to Dropbox but not to other devices and you cannot share/edit or work with the files being backed up. 

[Frank P E.]

thanks for the info