How To Set Up Auto Backs For Mac On Dropbox
Dropbox probably isn’t a great option if you’re looking to back up a ton of data on your computer(s)—at least, not if you’re sticking with the free version’s 2GB of storage space instead. WD Backup allows a user to back up a Windows PC to a supported My Passport or My Book. The WD Backup software performs a file backup which runs on a user set schedule. WD Backup can also allow users to backup their data from an existing Dropbox account. 
Otherwise I think it sounds like I am setting up a new folder (on the external), in which case, do I then move all the desktop across? I’m just worried that if I log out to create new location all the stuff in the original desktop folder is going to get deleted. Keith, I honestly haven’t tried dragging and dropping a folder onto the external drive. Here’s what I do know: • When you drag your Dropbox folder from the Desktop to your external drive, a Mac is going to copy the contents of the Dropbox folder by default. It won’t move the folder, it will make a copy. What I don’t know is how Dropbox will react.
But when you are setting up Dropbox for this Mac user, you’ll change the Dropbox folder location. Instead of Home/Dropbox, you’ll tell it to set up at /Volumes/MyHugeExternalHardDrive or possibly /Volumes/MyHugeExternalHardDrive/Dropbox.
• Some third-party tool that assures you it will be around forever. • Moving your Dropbox root folder onto the external hard drive. Because if I left my laptop attached to my external hard drive all the time I wouldn’t have purchased a laptop. The only solution that actually does work: • Create a new user account on your MacBook or laptop. (you could even give it a username of “Dropbox”. Nas for mac 2016. • Setup Dropbox, signing into Dropbox with your account, but change the Dropbox root location to your external hard drive. • Don’t log out.
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Bob, Good question! Yes, if you are logged into your MacBook account that has Selective Sync turned on, you’ll still be able to view the external hard drive that has all of your Dropbox in it. So yes, you could point iTunes to the external hard drive for music and Lightroom for Photos. The only caveat is that if you open iTunes or Lightroom when your laptop is disconnected from the external hard drive, I’m not sure what will happen – they should just say “I don’t know where that drive is” but they might also freak out and try to load the stored library or something. It might be worth testing opening those apps after the hard drive gets disconnected to be sure. I have been using your method for over a year now, and no problems to report. In fact, I recently upgraded my transcend jetdrive lite from 128 to 256 gb and so have over three times the original 128 gb of storage on my MacBook Pro.
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Many people just auto-login and don’t even know that you can create another user account. Here was the original way I was using Dropbox with a big fat Western Digital external drive. Network mapping tool for windows 10 free. Don’t do these steps just yet, just read through them first so you get the idea.
I know I could just eliminate the local folders entirely and just work out of the Dropbox folders, but because of the location of my actual QuickBooks company files, etc. I would like to have them stored locally and only use Dropbox as a cloud backup. Alternately I could use a backup utility like Cobian but the problem I see is that it will rename the backup every time and those backups will take days to sync as well. I'll admit I'm not the sharpest tool in the shed with regards to operating computer software, so this is probably a very simple thing to do, but I will need someone to point the way. Thanks in advance. Is there a way to do this? Not using Dropbox, no.
Hi there, I want to try doing this, I read your instructions and I think I understand – but I haven’t read ALL the way thru subsequent threads so if this question is answered elsewhere apologies. My Dropbox folder is on my Mac desktop, can I just drag that onto my EHD and then set up as you advise? Otherwise I think it sounds like I am setting up a new folder (on the external), in which case, do I then move all the desktop across? I’m just worried that if I log out to create new location all the stuff in the original desktop folder is going to get deleted. Keith, I honestly haven’t tried dragging and dropping a folder onto the external drive.