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dislokated
Explorer | Level 3
3 years ago

How to view Backup folder on DropBox 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
Rich's avatar
Rich
Icon for Super User II rankSuper User II
2 years ago
ensoniq70 wrote:

I can't access my desktop data from the iPhone or iPad App? What a stupid idea.

Don't confuse your Dropbox data (files located within your Dropbox folder) with the data saved through use of the Backup feature. Your Dropbox data is accessible in the mobile apps. It's just your backup data that can only be viewed through the website.

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tlloyd88
Helpful | Level 6
2 years ago

Yes, I think the posters above understand this. It's just that the developers _took away_ a feature (access to backup files via iphone or ipad) that was very useful before to many people, without any appreciable benefit....

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