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Documents and Desktop Sync Multiple Macs
Years back, I used symlinks to sync my Home directory folders to Dropbox between multiple Macs. Of course, that isn't possible any longer, and I had to drop the links. Since then, Dropbox introduced ...
- Hi Double-T, happy Monday, I hope you're doing well!
When you use the computer backup feature, you'll have separate folders within your Dropbox folder for each device.
If you have three Mac devices, each will be labeled "Mac 1," "Mac 2," and so on.
I hope this helps to clarify things.
Megan
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Dropbox Community ModeratorHi dpx, happy Friday!
That sounds like a great feature request. If you have a moment, feel free to share your thoughts on our 'Share an idea' section of the community.
Just keep in mind of these 10 tips for posting before you do. That way other users have an idea of what you're suggesting, so they can also back you up.
If you need anything else, let me know.
this is possible using symlinks to Dropbox
i typically do it like this (make sure you backup your existing desktop first)
sudo rm -r ~/Desktop && sudo ln -s ~/Dropbox/Desktop ~/Desktop && sudo chflags -h uchg ~/Desktop
