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dislokated's avatar
dislokated
Explorer | Level 3
3 years ago

How to view my Backup folder on my Mac's desktop app?

Greetings community!   Previously, I used to be able to see my Mac represented on my Dropbox as a folder (I had enabled the backup option). This was super convenient because I could easily access...
desktop
Dropbox Backup
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Hannah's avatar
Hannah
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2 years ago

Hey everyone, thanks for your feedback on this.

 

We've already passed your comments along to our team.

 

If you'd like to access your backup files from all your devices, a workaround could be to move them into the Dropbox folder.

 

I understand it's not a solution, but I hope it helps.

 

We really appreciate you taking the time to post your thoughts and rest assured that they've reached the appropriate people.

petegold's avatar
petegold
Explorer | Level 4
2 years ago

Thanks Hannah.

Please ask your team to fix this fast!!

It affects the entire way I run my business!!

It's super unhelpful that Dropbox have changed this functonality.

 

 

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