Can't Backup - Folders not in default locations

[ashatdmvi]

Hey

Im trying to setup my backup... and it suggested backing up Desktop, Documents and Download folder.

But it gives me some errors (see below)

OK So i click "More Info" and it takes me here - https://help.dropbox.com/installs-integrations/desktop/move-dropbox-folder

Which doesn't tell me how to solve the problem.

Who can help? Thank you, in advance

[Daphne]

Hey @ashatdmvi, I hope you're well today!

Could you check out the info listed in the troubleshooting section of this article?

For the first and last error, you'll need to have Dropbox on the same drive as the folders that you're trying to backup. So, you may need to move Dropbox back to the default location on your computer.

Let me know if the info in the linked article helps at all!

[ashatdmvi]

OK, I tried that, but maybe I misunderstood...?

I have a dedicated hard drive for Dropbox, E drive.

So when it said that any folders that I backup need to be on the same drive, I thought I would be able to just change the "Default" location of my Documents, Downloads, and Desktop folders to the E drive (same drive as all my dropbox files)...

But now I get this and different error than last time:

 

Isn't there any way I can have these folders backup from my E drive, now that I have changed the "Default" location?

I don't have much room on my C drive, so I can't move these folders AND my dropbox to my C drive... I have multiple TB in my dropbox so there is just no way I can move it there.

I guess this means I can't backup these folders because my Dropbox account is larger than my C drive...? 

Seems weird, so I'm just assuming that I'm doing something wrong.

Thanks in advance for your assistance 

[Daphne]

The folders would need to be in the default locations in order to back them up with Dropbox, so you would need to have Dropbox on your C drive for this to work correctly, @ashatdmvi.

Since you have a lot of data syncing with Dropbox, have you considered using Smart Sync, or selective sync?

Using either of those methods would help reduce the space the Dropbox folder takes on your computer, so that you could move Dropbox to your C drive if you want to enable the computer backup.