Backup Dropbox using Double Image
I do not use Dropbox but know that it connects differently than other Windows network drives.
Here are some ideas:
Put Dropbox on a local Windows Network Drive
- Create a folder on any local drive.
Example: c:\Dropbox - Press {Windows_Key R}
- Type: CMD in the 'Run' box to bring up a command window
- Associate the above created path with a drive letter by using the 'subst' command.
Syntax:
subst [<Drive1>: [<Drive2>:]<Path>]
subst <Drive1>: /d
For this example, we will associate c:\dropbox with virtual drive letter x:
- Type subst x: c:\Dropbox
This will create what looks like a normal internal drive linking to that directory. if 'subst' is used without parameters, subst displays the names of all virtual drives in effect. - Open Dropbox and Choose advanced installation.
- Choose the folder you’ve created x:\
- Finish Dropbox installation
These actions should have also cleared the error codes with the Dropbox tasks. - Dropbox has a cache file which doesn’t need to be backed up, so just uncheck it.
Dropbox for multiple networked PCs?
Dropbox apparently has issues with network shares for other computers.
- try creating a mapped drive x: like in my first example;
then do advanced install of Dropbox having it reference x: - then shut down drop box
- then remove the mapped drive
- then create a network share to the Dropbox folder
- then map the network share to x:\
- then fire up Dropbox...which should fool Dropbox to see the network share thinking it is a local drive folder.
Get more details on working with Dropbox here:
https://windoh.wordpress.com/2011/07/11/how-to-use-a-network-path-for-dropbox-content-folder/
If Double Image does not see a mapped drive
- when Double Image is running, then in the backup tree, right-click 'Computer'
- 'Insert Drive'
- type drive letter you know should be a mapped drive letter, like: x:
- press {Enter}
- select the inserted drive
- save the Double Image profile...