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Suzanne W.4's avatar
Suzanne W.4
Explorer | Level 4
2 years ago

How to back up an external hard drive

I want to back up my external hard drive but I want to be able to access it on my computer.  How do I do this?

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2 Replies

  • Mark's avatar
    Mark
    Icon for Super User II rankSuper User II
    2 years ago

    You cant I'm afraid. That isnt how Dropbox backup works. 

     

    When you use backup they become sort of 'locked' files which you can only see on the website and you cant interact with or edit the files within etc. 

  • Suzanne W.4's avatar
    Suzanne W.4
    Explorer | Level 4
    2 years ago

    I use this external hard drive many times a day.  But if it should crash I have no backup for it.  Any other suggestion?

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