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rfog
6 years agoCollaborator | Level 9
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Be able to change Dropbox backup folders names on individual accounts
Add possibility of rename Backup folders. If you have only one computer, it go fine, but if you have more than one, it ends being very confussing. Due iCloud Drive issues, I've changed all of my Macs "synchronized" Desktop and Documents to Dropbox. However, take a look to the picture:
It is very difficult to guess what is what. With the possibility to rename them, I could have named "My iMac", "My MBP 13", "My MBP 15". Very easy to see what is what.
(As a workaround, we can change to detail view, but could be more easy for all of us be able to change the names).
88 Comments
- mathydv3 years agoHelpful | Level 5
Sam DBX looks promising, but I don't like using beta versions of software, especially when talking about back-ups...
Any idea when this will be officially released?
- MBernhardt3 years agoExplorer | Level 4
So I am trying to understand. In order to move to backup beta, I have to turn off backup for all 4 computers and then turn them on again? Because I only see a few backup options when I try it on the one computer that doesn't currently use backup. Is there anything else I have to do?
- Sam DBX3 years ago
Community Manager
- MBernhardt3 years agoExplorer | Level 4
I don't see rename!
- Sam DBX3 years ago
Community Manager
Hi there mathydv and MBernhardt 🤚🏽
Sam from the Community here, checking if this is the feature you might be looking for?
If you go to https://www.dropbox.com/backup/all, you can edit the names either by using the menu ellipsis or the Rename prompt at the top.
Let us know,
- MBernhardt3 years agoExplorer | Level 4
What is going on with this? I see that this has been an open issue for years, and it is an issue no one used to have since these backups were named the same as the computer they came from. When am I going to be able to rename these backups?
- mathydv3 years agoHelpful | Level 5
More than 3 years (!!!) later and still NOT possible to rename my Dropbox backups.
What a joke this is. - chuckwi113 years agoHelpful | Level 5
Far too long without an update. Has there been any progress or any "reasonable" work arounds?
- seattle-beth3 years agoNew member | Level 2
It's been 3 months since we heard from Dropbox that they're considering implementing this feature - can we get a status update? I'd love to have a less confusing list of backups . . . . the autonaming setup is not great. Thank you!
- mismamari3 years agoHelpful | Level 5
You're welcome @andrumatt! Glad I could help. 🙌🏻
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