How to Backup Dropbox
- George Apostolov
- 05 Sep 2025
Guide
Click the Dropbox Icon in your menu bar.
Click your avatar or initials in the upper right.
Click Preferences.
Click the Backups tab.
Click Manage backups.
Under Add a backup, select the computer or external hard drive you’d like to back up.
Click Let’s get started (computer) or Back up [drive name] (external hard drive).
Check the boxes next to the folders you’d like to back up.
Click Set up.
If you’re on a Mac, click Allow when prompted to permit Dropbox to access your folders.
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