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George B.35's avatar
George B.35
New member | Level 2
20 days ago

Why can I use Dropbox back up only for files in my User folder?

What gives?   I can only backup files in the \User folder?   Thats not a backup program. It's a 4 legged animal with only 2 legs!!
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devedsmith
Helpful | Level 5
20 days ago

Interesting I tried to do this the other way around because I have my Dropbox folder on an external drive and I tried to backup my Desktop. Well that was that - I simply cannot use Dropbox Backup because it doesn't allow you to do that in that scenario. It's a shame too because I just ditched OneDrive.

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