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I deleted a backup, but it is still using storage. Why?
Hey all, I recently deleted a backup of an old external drive from the Windows client. This should have freed up storage in my account - however, it is still using the same 608MB, even after waiting for two days. There are no files in the "Deleted files" section either. What do I have to do to free up that storage?
Dropbox Backup and Time Machine (Mac OS)
I'm using a Mac and am backing up to an external hard drive with TimeMachine. I would also like to back up my Documents folder to the cloud. Dropbox Backup sounds good – but will Dropbox relocate my Documents folder to within the Dropbox directory? And will this prevent TimeMachine from backing it up? I want my Documents folder to stay where it is. In my User account folder. And I want to work on my files locally (not on cloud files) – and for these local files to get backed up to the cloud in the background. I've tried OneDrive and it moves the Documents folder into the OneDrive folder. OneDrive also can't cope with folder starting with a space (and I have a lot of folders on my Mac starting with a space). Will this be a problem in Dropbox?
Restore immediate backups in Dropbox.
For Dropbox Backup, return to providing immediate backup of my files. The latest update of the Backup app last year only offers 15-minute backup as the fastest method, but this means 14 minutes of new or changed files will not be backed up. It should be immediate, as it was before.Re-installation of Dropbox on Mac OS Sequoia results in issues with File Provider symlinks
I recently attempted to perform some cloudstorage migration, but in the end stuck with dropbox. Somehow the installation of dropbox was affected. Previously, dropbox symlinked /Users/X/Library/Dropbox/Mac/Desktop/ with the /Users/X/Desktop/ directory allowing the desktop to be synced with dropbox which was great Now, the desktop remains as a local only /Users/X/Desktop and an additional folder named 'Dropbox' is created like so: /Users/X/Library/Dropbox/Mac/Desktop/Dropbox I have tried multiple reinstalls, toggling dropbox for file provider on and off by signing in and out and enabling or disabling dropbox backups of the Mac/Desktop folder to no avail. I have also performed advanced-reinstalls but the desktop remains unsymlinked https://help.dropbox.com/installs/advanced-reinstall Any help would be welcome
How to back up Dropbox into an external server?
I am looking for an App that will let me backup Dropbox for Business into external server. I found that I can use Synology Drive Client to do back up into my NAS server. But the process is very slow. We do have Back Up through DropBox. But I am looking for additional option to external media. In my case a NAS server. Any suggestions?
Can Dropbox back up Logic Pro Project Files?
I use Logic Pro to record my music projects on a Mac. I have an external drive connected to my Mac that I use as a primary backup for my music projects. I also have this external drive automatically backing up to Dropbox. I assumed it was backing up everything. I just noticed it is backing up everything in my folders other than the Logic Pro Project file. When I look at the backup on Dropbox, instead of seeing the ~600mb Logic Project file, I see three folders it created instead, with a some of the audio files from my project but not the entire file. In other words, what is backed up is totally different than what is on my external drive (which matches the original version on my hard drive). Has anyone seen this? The main reason I starting using Dropbox for backup's is because Apple iCloud could not handle the Logic Pro Project files. I just assumed this was an Apple thing, but maybe its something else? Thanks for your help.
