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pcuser
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4 years ago
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Problem with backup (folders not in default location)

Long Story - Short Version

 

New pc/laptop.

 

Installed 2nd hard drive/ssd

 

Moved location of ALL my folders (public and private) to 2nd drive. Path D:\Users\XXXX(name of user)\folder(music, documents, videos etc)

 

Installed upgraded dropbox with 1 year free gratis 100gb storage. because i bought a 2k laptop.... and discovered DropBox Backup& Sync..

 

It won't run because folders are not in default location. IE C:\user\XXXX\Folder

 

Duh! Of course they ain't! And I dont want them there EVER!

 

The repair option will move the folders back to C: and I DO NOT WANT THAT TO HAPPEN - EVER!

 

And because of this, the backup funtion won't work.  This is sloppy programming! I was using Glacier from Synology (which is FREE BTW) and i just point it at my folders and BOOM! backed up.  This bit of software cant even backup if the files are not where DropBox  programmers have decided they must be.  Really Bad Idea. anyone these days with a pc or laptop, which can use a second drive WILL move their folders off the boot drive. unless they have a death wish, of course...


  • pcuser wrote:

    ... i just point it at my folders and BOOM! backed up.  This bit of software cant even backup if the files are not where DropBox  programmers have decided they must be.


    That's not how the backup feature works with Dropbox. It doesn't back up those folders from their original location and just copy the data to your Dropbox account. It MOVES those folders into your Dropbox folder so they sync like any other file or folder in your Dropbox. It can only move them into Dropbox if they exist in their original location.

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