Backup folder name change

There are lots of posts here about this issue, has anyone managed to solve it??

The name of the folder used to store my computer's backup in my Dropbox seems to be random - "Mac (2)" at the moment. This looks really unprofessional and I need to change it.

I have tried every piece of advice I have been able to find here:

• I have unlinked my device (macOS) on the Dropbox site — in any case, the device name was correct there
• I have changed my device name in Preferences > Sharing on my Mac — I have tried renaming it several times
• I have turned off backups, waited for everything to sync and for the backup folder to be deleted both locally and on the site
• I have uninstalled and reinstalled the app

Is this actually possible? Is there anyone from Dropbox here who can help? It seems a rather straightforward question to ask, but the answers are very unhelpful.

Bottom line: is it possible to configure this name on macOS and, if so, how? Is it necessary to delete the entire account and start from scratch? Of course, that is the most drastic solution, but then there is no guarantee that will even work! 😂

A direct answer to these question please Dropbox?

Same problem here....It wont let me chose the name of the backup, change the name or delete them...

Hannah Any update on when these functions will be available? Im seeing people asking about this for over a year.

I have this problem too! I agree with the other users that this is something to be adreessed ASAP

I think it goes without saying that this is an issue that needs to be addressed soon. Since I posted this back in July I now have a PC(6) and a PC(8) as directory names, and what is particularly unnerving about this is the numbering sequence doesn't even make sense.

Hannah would be great if you can pass this along again and let the PMs and developers know this is something that would be needed. 

In the meantime, are there any workarounds that can be made to change the directory names?

Thanks.

Hi @Hannah,

As it is currently set up, the naming convention is confusing and inconvenient and it is in a critical place of the software. Distinguishing computers from each other is a challenge even with small numbers and there seems to be no way of identifying the computers except for comparing files.

We need a renaming function that works without removing the computers, I would go so far as to call it broken in its current state.

Add me to the feedback list and additionally try to alert someone in the dev team to this.

All the best,

Samuli

This would indeed be very helpful. I've seen a couple others requesting this, especially Business users who's employees are all confused with the naming of the folders. I've also tried to fix this and only came upon this discussion in the Dropbox forum with no solution.

It would be great to be able to assign a name to the backup folder when turning on the Computer Backup feature, if it is not possible to change it after the feature is already turned on (although that would be even more convenient).

PLEASE consider adding this very simple folder-naming step to future releases. It would make managing/navigating backups much easier and more professional-looking.