Windows – Using Dropbox as a backup service

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I'd like to use Dropbox as a backup service. By default, Dropbox will only synchronize files in the My Dropbox folder with my online storage. Can I configure it to synchronize from other locations, so I can backup all files in My Documents, or will I have to resort to some type of mechanism that periodically copies files to My Dropbox?

Best Answer

Dropbox provides an official add-on to do this, called Dropbox Folder Sync.

Lets you sync any folder outside dropbox with just a Right-click and Selecting "Sync With Dropbox". So simple . Moves the original folder to dropbox and creates a symbolic link for the folder using the junction utility(installs automatically with the setup) from Sysinternals. Thus you can access the same folder from two locations.