

Mac users: Click OK when prompted to give Dropbox permission to access your folders.If your work and personal accounts are connected, choose which Dropbox account you’d like to back up your folders to.Check the folders you’d like to back up.Note: If you’re on a Dropbox team account and you don’t see this option, your admin may have chosen not to allow you to enable it.Open your Dropbox desktop app preferences.(If you’re not sure how, consult that company’s help center). If any of your folders are already backed up to another cloud storage provider (like iCloud, OneDrive, or Google Backup and Sync), disable those backups and ensure your files are back in their original folders on your computer.

Install the Dropbox desktop app on your computer, if you haven’t already.Close all open files and applications on your computer.How to back up your computer with Dropbox Backupīefore setting up Dropbox Backup, do the following:
