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censilver
Explorer | Level 3
3 years ago

Can't find my PC folder in Dropbox anymore? What is happening?!?

I don't know what's going on, but I've been using Dropbox for years now, and I had it set up so that there was a folder inside my Dropbox called PC, where all my PC files where synced to in r...
Computer Backup
desktop
Dropbox Backup
windows
Walter's avatar
Walter
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3 years ago

Hey censilver, sorry to jump in here, but could you navigate your PC folder in your backups page and let us know if this is the folder you were talking about in the first place?

 

Also, can you navigate to the app's preferences and let us know what you find in the Backups page? 

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censilver
Explorer | Level 3
3 years ago

Hey @censilver, sorry to jump in here, but could you navigate your PC folder in your backups page and let us know if this is the folder you were talking about in the first place?

 

Yes, that is the folder.

 

Also, can you navigate to the app's preferences and let us know what you find in the Backups page? 

 

I'm not sure exactly what you're looking for, so here's a screenshot instead

 

 

  • Hannah's avatar
    Hannah
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    3 years ago

    Hey censilver, if you click on the 'manage backups' button in the preferences, are you prompted to set up your backup or are your desktop folders already checked (backed up) there?

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      censilver
      Explorer | Level 3
      3 years ago

      They are being backed there, yes.

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