Not sure why Walter's suggestion was accepted as a solution. He did point us in the right direction. But here are more specific instructions on how to edit the Windows Registry. I posted this solution on Page 10, 01-18-2021 08:36 AM. This seems to work well.
1. Start "Regedit"
2. Navigate to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\BackupRestore\FilesNotToBackup
3. Add a Multi-string Value with the Dropbox directory
a. Right-Click in the window on right-side
b. Select New
c. Select Multi-string value
4. Give the value a descriptive name, like "Dropbox"
5. Double-click the value to open the value editor
6. Enter the following string: %UserProfile%\Dropbox\*.* /s
(NOTE: This means to ignore all files inside the "C:\Users\{yourusername}\Dropbox" directory and Subdirectories.)
7. Press ENTER
8. Click OK to close.
9. Now, navigate to:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\BackupRestore\FilesNotToSnapshot
10. REPEAT the above steps 3 thru 8 for this key.
11. Close Regedit
Then, to test if it works,
1. Create a System Restore Point
2. Try to System Restore to the point you just created.
Good Luck & Best regards,
Jacob
