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azblk7
Explorer | Level 4
4 years ago
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Dropbox Back-up for Synology NAS

Hello all,   Apologies for the repost if so but I need help understanding the functionality of the cloud tech and services.   My goal is to have an unlimited cloud backup on Dropbox of my Syn...
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  • Jay's avatar
    Jay
    4 years ago

    If the Synology is detected as a single local external drive connected via USB, then it could be backed up using Dropbox Backup, as network drives aren't supported.

     

    Any built-in Synology app would not be supported by the Backup plan.

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Jay
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4 years ago

Hi azblk7, thanks for messaging the Community!

 

Just for clarification, are you referring to the Dropbox Backup feature itself, or the Dropbox Backup plan?

 

This will help me to assist further!

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azblk7
Explorer | Level 4
4 years ago

Hi Jay,

I'm referring to Backup plan. Thanks for the reply.

  • Jay's avatar
    Jay
    Icon for Dropbox Community Moderator rankDropbox Community Moderator
    4 years ago

    If the Synology is detected as a single local external drive connected via USB, then it could be backed up using Dropbox Backup, as network drives aren't supported.

     

    Any built-in Synology app would not be supported by the Backup plan.

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