How to Automatically Backup Dropbox

Learn how to backup automatically Dropbox.

In this video tutorial we will show you how to automatically backup Dropbox.

Double-click on the downloaded file to run the "SyncToy" application setup. Follow the installation wizard to install "SyncToy".

Launch the "SyncToy" program.

Choose the settings you prefer in the startup window and press "Ok". Click on the "Create New Folder Pair" button.

Then, in the "Left folder", select the "Documents" folder on your computer. And in the "Right folder", select a folder in the "Dropbox". In the next window, choose the "Synchronize" option and press "Next". Name your folder pair and press "Finish".

You can add any folder to "Dropbox" for a backup. To do so, click on the "Create New Folder Pair" button again. In the "Left folder", for example, select the "My pictures" folder. In the "Right folder", choose a folder in the "Dropbox". In the next window choose "Synchronize" and press "Next". Name your folder pair and press "Finish". Then, go to "All folder Pairs". Click on the "Run all" button.

You will see a message: "The SyncToy run completed successfully". Close the "SyncToy" application.

In the following window, go to the "Action" menu and choose "Create Basic Task". In the appeared window, give a name to the new task and press "Next". In the following window, press "Next". Choose the time for the task to start and press "Next". In the following window, select the action to be performed and press "Next". In the next window select the "SyncToy" application from your hard drive.

Then inside the "Add arguments" line type "-R" and press "Finish". Now the backup will run everyday automatically at the scheduled time.

[hypogogix]

Does this back up the files from Dropbox to a local storage? or from local storage to a Dropbox account?

[elsalundberg]

You can also use Backupery for Dropbox tool. It's designed specially for backing up Dropbox data.

[tjkightley]

I get this message when the task scheduler attempts auto-backup "invalid option: the ability to execute folder pairs from the command line (-R option) is now available from SyncToyCmd.exe." What does that mean? Thanks

[teamLaserspjw]

seems to not be working for me. Is there anyway I can contact you to discuss the problem that I am getting ?

[Dennisdennis]

I'd rather use a simple batch file and make a task...