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Rikybrain
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3 years ago

Saving copy of files on dropbox

For backup reason, I want to save a copy of my files (documents or photos) on dropbox as distinct files than those stored locally on my computer. ie: I don't want that changes I do on files stored on...
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Hannah
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3 years ago

Hey Rikybrain, thanks for the clarification here.

 

I think that a way to accomplish what you want, is to add the files into a folder in your Dropbox folder and sync them to your account (as you've already done) and then use selective sync, to remove the folder from your Dropbox folder.

 

This will keep the files in Dropbox (you can access them online), but the folder won't be available locally.

 

I hope this helps!

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Rikybrain
New member | Level 2
3 years ago

Many thanks Hanna!

It sounds good!

Will do.

R.

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