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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...
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Tim
New member | Level 2
2 years ago

I'm late to the parrty, but just realized that I could not find any of the files saved on my iMac via the Dropbox app. Everything worked prior, now it's just gone, and I have to access it through the browser. Is this a joke? Is there not a way to toggle this feature? So basically I have to drag everything from my desktop to a folder, then continue to save that way? And the folder has to be a Dropbox Folder. I have no idea who signed off on this idea, but its implementation is terrible. And please don't call it an "experience." It's an unwanted change.

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