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Briskola
Collaborator | Level 8
4 years ago

Cannot move files between dropbox and Backup

Hello, before I did it quietly, but since the transition to Dropbox Backup took place, through the web page it is no longer possible to transfer dropbox files and put them in the backup folders or vi...
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Jay
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4 years ago

Hi Briskola, currently it isn't possible to modify any files in the backup from the Dropbox site.

 

This can only be done when changing the files directly on your machine, which will then sync to that backup with the changes.

 

Your feedback and comments are greatly appreciated!

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sadlkfjbba
New member | Level 2
3 years ago

I've been a paying customer for many years and the removal of this function is rediculus.

I'll be using other cloud service providers.

It's not a wise strategy to change things that work well.

Dropbox used to be good.

Underline "used to"...

 

PS. Spare me the generic answer, thanks.

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    Briskola
    Collaborator | Level 8
    3 years ago

    Has anyone found a solution to  add or remove files to backup from web ?  

    It is frustrating that this feature has been removed

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