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How to set up automatic weekly backups in Dropbox

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Updated onOctober 4, 2023

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In an age ofcloud storage, a service such asDropboxis probably known by everybody. However, for those of you that aren’t familiar with it,Dropboxis a file hosting service that offerscloud storage, file synchronization, personalcloud, and client software.

This means that you can extend your storage capacity using it, with the extended space being in an online environment.

The advantage of this type of service is that if your hard drive ever crashes, the data stored on thecloudis unharmed.

That being said, it should come as no surprise that these types of services are quite popular.

However,Dropboxdoes have it’s own limitations. For example, While you may think that to be the case,Dropboxis not an automatic backup service that you can use.

This means that data needs to be uploaded manually, and it won’t come as much use in case of an OS crash.

However, there are a few things that you can do to set up automaticbackupsinDropbox.

How do I set automatic backups in Dropbox?

Use Handy Backup

Handy Backup is a dedicated Dropbox plug-in that you can use to copy your data to a Dropbox account as a backup vault, or from this account to another place such as backup to Google Drive.

Handy Backup features a restoration tool that you can use to return Dropbox backups to their original places or set a new location to restore these data. This tool can also be used to copy or move files and folders from backup to any location you need.

Most importantly, Handy Backup allows creating synchronization tasks for Dropbox. This includes relatively complex tasks such as making Dropbox sync Google Drive on a given date.

These tasks often operate with an API of related storage, and this makes it so that they don’t use Dropbox’s sync folder or utility.

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By following these steps, you should be able to set up automatic backups of your Dropbox files on a weekly basis.

There are other tools that can perform this task as well, but we’ve decided to include the top ones exclusively.

Know of any other solution that we may have missed out on? Let us know by leaving us a message in the comments section below.

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Teodor Nechita

Eager to help those in need, Teodor writes articles daily on subjects regarding Windows, Xbox, and all things tech-related.

When not working, you may usually find him either at the gym or taking a stroll in the park, trying to find inspiration for the next articles he may write.

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