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Jurij Nowickyj's avatar
Jurij Nowickyj
Explorer | Level 3
2 years ago

Managing an external APFS Apple external drive with Dropbox.

I have connected an APFS Apple external drive to my MacBook Pro and chosen certain folders to be synced with DropBox. I do not need to upload anything else on my MacBook, because I am synching with i...
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Jurij Nowickyj's avatar
Jurij Nowickyj
Explorer | Level 3
2 years ago

Many thanks for your response, however I simply want to backup my external drive via my MacBook. 

What are the steps to see this backed up information on my mobile devices (iPhone and iPad)?

The DropBox app on the Mobile devices does not allow me.

 

Maybe I need to simply save a link to my DropBox files? And what is this link?

Many thanks 🙂

Rich's avatar
Rich
Icon for Super User II rankSuper User II
2 years ago
Jurij Nowickyj wrote:

What are the steps to see this backed up information on my mobile devices (iPhone and iPad)?

The Backup feature is no longer accessible within the Dropbox app on mobile devices. The only way to view backups would be the Backups page in your browser, which should also work on a mobile device.

  • Jurij Nowickyj's avatar
    Jurij Nowickyj
    Explorer | Level 3
    2 years ago

    Hi Rich,

    I will find the link to my dropbox and then use this link to access my files, rather than the mobile DropBox App. Not sure why this is?

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      Megan
      Icon for Dropbox Community Moderator rankDropbox Community Moderator
      2 years ago

      Hey Jurij Nowickyj, I hope you're doing well! 

       

      As Rich mentioned there has been a recent, small change as to how this works. 

       

      I'll forward your feedback to the appropriate areas so we can continue to improve.

       

      If you need anything else, don't hesitate to let me know!

      • Jurij Nowickyj's avatar
        Jurij Nowickyj
        Explorer | Level 3
        2 years ago

        Hi Megan,

        Yes please send me more info to knowing the limitations of syncing my external hard drive which I leave connected to my MacBook permanently. 

        I am learning that what ever I update on my external drive, I need to make sure the same information is updated on my DropBox folder view.

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