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VeganD
Explorer | Level 3
3 years ago

Backup error "Make sure Dropbox and your documents folder are in the default location and try again"

I’m trying to set up my computer to back up to Dropbox, but it won’t back up my documents because it says “Make sure Dropbox and your documents folder are in the default location and try again.” ...
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VeganD
Explorer | Level 3
3 years ago

Thank you - it says "Failed to direct because there is not enough disk space . . ." Maybe I can just move certain folders over.

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anonymous
3 years ago

Hi VeganD Moving folders may not work ... The only solution that I found was to change all my personal folders "default location" to D:\Dropbox\Documents etc ... This method essentially does the the same thing as the back up feature  

 

Perhaps someone can confirm.

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