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the_ood's avatar
the_ood
Helpful | Level 6
5 years ago
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Backup folder name change

Hello! I have 2 macs, one personal and one for work. Both had backup enabled and when I went online, I saw both computers' backup directories. The directories were both in the format of "My Mac (comp...
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  • Hannah's avatar
    Hannah
    5 years ago
    Hey the_ood, thanks for the post and happy Friday!

    I'm afraid that the name of the backup folder cannot be changed currently.

    I will, however, pass this along to our devs team for consideration!

    If you need anything else, make sure to let us know.
Hannah's avatar
Hannah
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5 years ago
Thanks guys for the nudges here.

I'm afraid there's currently no way to change the names of the backup folders.

You're welcome to post an idea about this on our idea board, though, for others to upvote.
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jmccarley
Helpful | Level 5
4 years ago

This is ridiculous. I just got 2 new Mac's and expected them to be in the same naming convention as all my other Mac backups "My Mac (JSMs-MBP.local)" but now I cannot tell which Mac is 1 or 2. Why would you change this simple feature!?!

  • the_ood's avatar
    the_ood
    Helpful | Level 6
    4 years ago
    This has been going on for a few years now. Dropbox isn’t paying attention to the fact that many users are complaining about this issue. And I don’t buy that this is working as described.
    • Sören V.'s avatar
      Sören V.
      New member | Level 2
      4 years ago

      Great Dropbox

      You lost another customer here.
      In 2 years not being able to ONLY put a "feature" of renaming a **bleep** folder is just ridiculous!
      Bla bla bla since 2 whole years.
      Hi Google, here I come!

      • Nancy's avatar
        Nancy
        Icon for Dropbox Community Moderator rankDropbox Community Moderator
        4 years ago

        Hi everyone, I hope you’re all doing well. 

         

        At the moment, we have a relevant idea that’s open here, so if you’re interested, you can definitely vote for it.

         

        This will really help our team have a clearer image of what you need, and look into this further.

         

        Hope this helps!

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