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Stakie75
Explorer | Level 4
3 years ago
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Backup, how can I get access and manage what is there?

As I left my previous employer, I'm back to a standard subscription, with 2GB data. This is enough as my personal data is far less. Nevertheless Dropbox is not syncing anymore as there apparently i...
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  • Jay's avatar
    Jay
    3 years ago

    Hi Stakie75, thanks for bringing this to our attention.

     

    Could you check to see if you have any backups on the site on this page?

     

    This will help me to assist further!

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Debraelli
New member | Level 2
3 years ago

I want to know if my Mac Back-up is duplicating what is already on my hard drive?

 

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Megan
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3 years ago

Hi Debraelli, thanks for posting here today! 

 

Computer backup lets you back up certain key folders, such as “Desktop”, “Documents” and “Downloads” to Dropbox. Any changes you make to those folders on your computer or in Dropbox will continuously sync to both.

 

You shouldn't be seeing any duplicates, since it already syncs the same content essentially. 

 

I hope this clarifies! 

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