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parishclerk
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9 years ago
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Can I archive files in my Dropbox account?

Hi I am trying to figure out how to archive Dropbox files and I am reading conflicting information. Some posts say you can archive files in dropbox and other posts say not. Anyone know the answer? ...
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  • Zav's avatar
    Zav
    9 years ago

    Hi, I'm Zachary. I'm an engineer here at Dropbox.

     

    That's right stevedropbox, Dropbox doesn't inherently support "archiving" files. On the other hand, you can definitely make your own "Archive" folder.

     

    I'd love to hear about why you want to achive things, so we can learn about what features to build in the future. Do you want to free up space, reduce clutter to help find things, or something else?

     

    If you're worried about space, you can use selective sync to avoid certain folders taking up space on your hard drive. Or, if you're a business user, you can use the much better Smart Sync feature, which gives many of the space-saving benefits of archiving without all the manual management.

     

    If you're unable to find things, I'm curious what your experience with our search functioanlity has been--has it helped at all?

     

    [This thread is now closed by moderators due to inactivity. If you're experiencing a similar behavior, feel free to start a new discussion in the Find Answers section here. ]

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Rich
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9 years ago

What do you mean by archiving files? Dropbox, when installed on your computer, is just a folder like any other. Any files you move into the Dropbox folder are copied into your account online. Any changes you make in that folder or in your account online are then synced back and forth. Dropbox is not an archive or backup service.

 

You'll need to explain what it is you're trying to accoomplish before we'll be able to point you in the right direction.

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