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1yvonne2

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#282734 8-Mar-2021 15:59

Hi All,

We use Dropbox to store selected backups but Dropbox's recent update (just this month March 2021) has somehow stopped the automatic backup process we've had going for years from our Server.

How do I get this working again? Dropbox is unable to manually revert the update to the previous version which I though would be the easiest solution.

Or can someone recommend a good alternative to Dropbox?

Thanks in advance

1yvonne2

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#2670186 8-Mar-2021 16:07

How much space are you looking at for backup?

Google does a backup and sync with google drive. Install backup and sync from google, select the folders you want to back up.

Once setup in google drive website it goes to the "Computers" area (left hand side) click on that and shows the machine name and the folders backed up.

Note:

To restore you need to go to the google drive website and download the folder and move it back to your server. You can't restore from the backup and sync software.

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#2670188 8-Mar-2021 16:11

Backblaze also does server backups, don't know the pricing however

https://www.backblaze.com/business-server-backup.html

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#2670200 8-Mar-2021 17:12

Have you contacted DropBox Support?

(Not a DropBox user.)

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#2670265 8-Mar-2021 19:07

I came across this the other day;

https://www.sync.com/secure-dropbox-alternative/

Also Gsync offers their own storage too now, if you are looking for a file backup solution.

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#2670281 8-Mar-2021 20:18

I suggest you use a backup service provider. BackBlaze, or a piece of software like Cloudberry Backup with B2 / S3.

Personally I have replaced Dropbox with SyncThing because I got tired of their limits. It can run peer to peer on your computer, but I set it up with a central server on my AWS EC2 server. If I need to store a lot of stuff I'll mount a drive on EFS or S3 or something. Highly recommended for technical people, not recommended at all for people who aren't technical as it's a bit of a PITA compared with dropbox.

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#2670297 8-Mar-2021 20:56

1yvonne2:

Hi All,

We use Dropbox to store selected backups but Dropbox's recent update (just this month March 2021) has somehow stopped the automatic backup process we've had going for years from our Server.

How do I get this working again? Dropbox is unable to manually revert the update to the previous version which I though would be the easiest solution.

Or can someone recommend a good alternative to Dropbox?

Thanks in advance

1yvonne2

I'd start with DropBox support as mentioned already.

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#2670312 8-Mar-2021 22:09

The OneDrive / Office365 offering from Microsoft is worth considering...

As most people use Word & Excel then the Office suite of programs is very useful to have. Its a yearly software licence, so you know most of the software that you need for a Windows machine will be up-to-date.

The OneDrive component gives you a terabyte of data storage. Which is more than enough to backup all you photos and documents from a like time of computing.

You also get the software to backup and secure your computer plus extras to control access to met your security requirement.

details of what s included can be found here: https://onedrive.live.com/?v=upgrade&hideLeftNav=true&hideLeftNav=true&ocid=PROD_OneDrive-Web_PremiumLeftNav_Normal_GetMoreStorage

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#2670396 9-Mar-2021 10:04

Thanks for all your suggestions to date.

Initial contact was made to Dropbox support but got no help and still no response from their engineers.

I just want a simple file backup solution that is compatible with Windows Server - nothing too complicated.

No need for syncing etc.

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#2670420 9-Mar-2021 11:17

See how it goes with Dropbox support. In terms of file server backup I am pretty happy with MSP360 (formerly Cloudberry) and using both Microsoft Azure and Backblaze B2 for storage.

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#2670429 9-Mar-2021 11:56

I've been using Nextcloud for some years now; It can handle selective directories between machines, video conferencing, calendars and a lot more.

https://nextcloud.com

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#2670458 9-Mar-2021 13:13

freitasm:

See how it goes with Dropbox support. In terms of file server backup I am pretty happy with MSP360 (formerly Cloudberry) and using both Microsoft Azure and Backblaze B2 for storage.

I used CloudBerry for a few years, but their most recent upgrade was in beta and didn't look like you could continue with your backups, you had to start again. As I was setting up a new computer at the time I just gave up on them and used Restic instead.