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Pookeyblow
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2 years ago
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Can I backup a folder inside my iCloud Drive to Dropbox?

I want to backup my Obsidian files and was wondering if there is a way to automatically backup the Obsidian folder inside my iCloud Drive to Dropbox?   I'm on a Mac.   Thanks for any help!
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  • Mark's avatar
    Mark
    2 years ago

    Not via Dropbox (or iCloud) no, you'd need to use a third party tool to do that. 

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Pookeyblow
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2 years ago

In Dropbox Backup I can select folders on my Mac I would like to back up.

 

Can I select the iCloud folder?

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Mark
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2 years ago
Pookeyblow wrote:

In Dropbox Backup I can select folders on my Mac I would like to back up.

 

Can I select the iCloud folder?

No you cant. 

 

It also isnt possible to sync a cloud backup service to another - you will end up with data loss and corruption. 

 

You will need to manually copy/paste between the two as Megan said. 

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    Pookeyblow
    Collaborator | Level 8
    2 years ago

    Is there a way to automatically copy / back up the files? I don't need syncing, only backup.

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      Mark
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      2 years ago

      Not via Dropbox (or iCloud) no, you'd need to use a third party tool to do that. 

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