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JanK
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Backing up to online-only folders

I can't find a way to upload from my backup (syncback) program to on-line only dropbox. A program needs a path, not a drag and drop that the browser version offers. When I use a folder on the compute...
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    Rich
    2 years ago
    JanK wrote:

    I can't find a way to upload from my backup (syncback) program to on-line only dropbox. A program needs a path, not a drag and drop that the browser version offers.

    If you're trying to use a path within your Dropbox folder, you won't be able to store the files directly as online-only. You would have to set them as online-only after you added them to your Dropbox folder. Also, there's no way to upload directly to your account other than through the website.

     

    If I had to guess, you're trying to use SyncBackFree, or maybe SE. Is that correct? The SyncBackPro version directly supports cloud storage, including Dropbox.

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Rich
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2 years ago
JanK wrote:

I can't find a way to upload from my backup (syncback) program to on-line only dropbox. A program needs a path, not a drag and drop that the browser version offers.

If you're trying to use a path within your Dropbox folder, you won't be able to store the files directly as online-only. You would have to set them as online-only after you added them to your Dropbox folder. Also, there's no way to upload directly to your account other than through the website.

 

If I had to guess, you're trying to use SyncBackFree, or maybe SE. Is that correct? The SyncBackPro version directly supports cloud storage, including Dropbox.

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