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ggi
Explorer | Level 3
4 years ago

Setting up scheduled backup

I already use Dropbox, and would like to set up scheduled backup. Do I have to delete my existing files/folders on Dropbox before doing so, to make sure there's enough space? The scheduled backup wil...
Computer Backup
Delete
desktop
sync
ebrown1942's avatar
ebrown1942
Explorer | Level 3
3 years ago
I wish, I need it throughout the day but I wouldn’t need to back up my computer until the end of the day…. I can’t be the only one that would prefer it this way. Please consider this a formal feature request, if Dropbox Backup is to actually be a thing not just a beta, some basic scheduling settings such as these would be paramount. Thanks 🙂
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Jay
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3 years ago

Thanks, we appreciate the feedback and take all comments into consideration to improve the service!

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