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Syncing iTunes between Mac and Windows using DropBox?
How do I sync iTunes library files (xml, itl) and music files/folders between these two different operating systems with different folder structures? I currently keep both the library files and the ...
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Dropbox keep on syncing on restart
I installed Dropbox in "D drive" and I have DeepFreeze install for "C drive". With DeepFreeze if I restart my computer, my computer will automatically come to previous state, as I need to install any ...
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To make Smart Priority for Dropbox File Sync
I tweeted this idea already and put some peer-pressure to the developers of Dropbox.
Is there any possibility to put some Smart Priority for Syncing files in Dropbox?
I want to sync first files in ...
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Sync Dropbox to lowercase folder
I am in the process of lowercasing my linux system, but I found a hurdle: Dropbox partout does not want to reside in a lowercased folder.
Changing the folder via GUI, it always wants to go into a ...
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Is Google Drive's syncing and file indexing faster than Dropbox's?
I have both Google Drive and Dropbox installed on my PC. Currently, I am using Dropbox for storing files I would like to access both from home and work PC.
Because there is a lot of files and folders ...
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Dropbox asks me for password and resync on DropBox start
Everytime I start the Dropbox app (version 2.10.41) on Mac OS X (version 10.9.5) it asks me to log in and after login it starts to sync and tells me that my computer is linked successfully.
This ...
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Upload directly to Dropbox
We have a NAS which contains around 600GB of files which we want to upload to Dropbox. The only problem is that our Dropbox folder is located on our local computer which has only got 500GB of storage. ...
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Is there a way to automate file/folder syncing if and when there is a change to specified files/folders?
Right now I have a Dropbox Folder synced to another folder on my hard drive and to one on my external hard drive. I have done this by using Sync Toy and a scheduled event that fires every 30 minutes.
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Dropbox symlinks trouble
I have a few dozen symlinked folders, which recently stopped working. I tried to do what dropbox suggested: delete the symlinks and move the folders itself into dropbox. Unfortunately dropbox refuses ...
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Server backup to Google Drive
I am working on a backup process for a cloud based virtual machine.
I already have a script that will create a tar.gz file, encrypt it with my gpg public key and give it a unique name.
Now I would ...
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How to see and access unsynced folders in Cloud storage service?
I have very little disk space. I'd like to store rarely used files in the cloud and not on my own computer but still have access to them. I want only a few folders on my hard drive and the rest should ...
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How does Dropbox handle syncing a new computer with an existing folder with differences?
So let's assume I have a new PC. Also assume that I have an external hard drive that has a copy of all of the files in my Dropbox, but it is somewhat out of date (e.g. some files aren't there, some ...
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Syncing with Box for multiple users on one desktop computer
My desktop computer runs on Windows 7, with a different account for each family member. I have had no trouble running dropbox from each computer account. Each computer account syncs automatically ...
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How do I sync a networked folder with my dropbox folder?
I'm trying to sync a networked folder to dropbox:
It is not an option to sync the files on the the computer that the files are created.
The tool boxifier allows this type of functionality however ...
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Sync Dropbox to External hard drive, unlinking, etc
My laptop is jam packed full in terms of storage (it is quite old and has limited storage anyway) and I have just got some external hard drives to free up some space.
Approx. 30GB of this is ...
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