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superduper and smart-sync problem
I am using "superduper" for years to make a 1:1 backup of my macbookpro's SSD. It's in addition to TimeMachine and allows me to work (nearly) without interruption if the computer or it's drive fails....
I just discovered this very easy solution:
Simply "program" a new superduper-script which ignors the directories "users/*/Dropbox*"
For the easy steps to create a script refer to page 20 on this document:
https://s3.amazonaws.com/com.shirtpocket/SuperDuper/SuperDuper.pdf
Hope this helps!
Rich
Super User II
Super User IIThere really isn't anything for Dropbox to resolve here as the SmartSync feature is working as intended.
Files marked as Online-only will be automatically downloaded back to the computer when they're accessed. Dropbox can't tell if it's you opening a file, an antivirus app scanning a file or a backup process backing up your files. Anything that attempts to access an Online-only file will cause it to be downloaded back to the comptuer. In the case of a backup process, both are doing exactly what they're supposed to do; the backup app attempts to access the file, Dropbox recognizes this and downloads the file to the comptuer, then the backup process backs it up.
Your best course of action will be to set an exclusion for your Dropbox folder within your backup software, and then manually backup your Dropbox folder so Online-only files aren't downloaded.
Thanks Rich. I understand what's happening and why. But if the smart peeps at Dropbox (who I really admire and couldn't live without) could figure away around this it would be such a timesaver. Manually backing up the Dropbox folder is not such a good plan in the long run.
