Disable any backups you have with other cloud storage providers (like iCloud, Google Backup, or Sync). If you’re not sure how to disable those accounts, consult that company’s help center. If you’re on a Mac, click OK when prompted to give Dropbox permission to access your folders.Check the boxes next to the folders you’d like to back up.Click Let’s get started (computer) or Back up (external hard drive).Under Add a backup, select the computer or external hard drive you’d like to back up.If you use OneDrive, it’s recommended, but not required for you to disable that account before using Dropbox backup. You can use your computer as normal while the back up is in progress. You must have the Dropbox desktop app installed to disable your backup.Click Disable backup to turn off your computer or external hard drive backup.īefore disabling a backup, check the following.Click Change folders to change the folders you’d like to back up (computer only).Note: Dropbox Rewind is not available to users on Dropbox Basic.Click Rewind backup to restore a previous version of your backup.Click View deleted files to open a browser window and recover recently deleted files.Click Skip files to open a File Explorer or Finder window and select a file to exclude from syncing (computer only).Click Prioritize files to open a File Explorer (Windows) or Finder (Mac) window and select a file to sync immediately (computer only).Click View history to see the version history for that backup.Click View progress to see the live status of that backup.Click View contents to open a browser window and see all files and folders in that backup.Select the backup you’d like to manage on the left.If any files fail to back up, a shortcut will be created in Dropbox called Files on my computer that will take you to their location on your computer.
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