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Can't backup a folder because it's not in default location (it is, I think)
I had used Dropbox before, worked great. I had to reinstall it to today because of reasons. When I wanted to set it up again, I checked to backup the Documents folder but got the message below. Also,...
Rich
Super User II
Super User II
EnAr wrote:
Can't backup a folder because it's not in default location
What is the exact path of your Documents folder? The default location on a Windows system would be C:\Users\[your username]\Documents. If that's not where the folder is located, you'll need to move it back before Dropbox can back it up (which actually just moves it to the local Dropbox folder so it can sync).
Go into Properties for your Documents folder and check the Location tab.
So my Documents folder was in here actually: C:\Users\Ento\Dropbox (Old)\PC\Documents
The reset to default location button didn't work, so I followed this guide
Now, MY DOCUMENTS FOLDER IS EMPTY! Where are my files??? I have really important documents in my documents folder.
It's still kind of fine because my important files that I was syncing are in my Dropbox, I have a Dropbox's "Documents" folder, however it is not a proper replacement. While my most important files that I was syncing are in that folder, I can't find the other files from the original Documents folder that I wasn't syncing.
