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gilesbelfrage
Explorer | Level 3
3 years ago

Time machine: want to copy onto Dropbox

Hello, I have a time machine backup with 650GB of stuff. Meanwhile I have been told not to store my movies and music on my apparently frail Macbook Pro. The repair shop has left me with 180GB on the ...
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gilesbelfrage
Explorer | Level 3
3 years ago
Thank you for your reply and the detail you went into. Are there sometimes problems on the Dtopbox backup or the exiting files on time machine? I’m interested only in the mp3 music files and the movie files being backed up and played on Dropbox. Is there hope for this idea or a different method? Thanks
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Jay
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3 years ago

It would be similar to having multiple cloud backups to the same folder, there would be syncing and rights issues (as in, does Dropbox or Time Machine own the files at a particular moment). This is why we recommend not restoring the Dropbox folder to a new machine/installation using the Time Machine feature.

 

The two systems provide similar functions, but can't really 'communicate' with one another. This article refers to Dropbox Backup specifically, but applies to the normal Dropbox syncing feature.

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    gilesbelfrage
    Explorer | Level 3
    3 years ago
    Surely I own the files. I created them and tried to put them in the care of a back up company.
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      Hannah
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      3 years ago

      Hey gilesbelfrage!

       

      Can you click on the "view now" option on the notification and send us a screenshot of the errors you see there?

       

      Also, please send us a screenshot of anything shown when you hover your mouse over the Dropbox icon in your menu bar as well.

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