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I would like to use Dropbox to backup some data files which cannot reside in the Dropbox folder. However, I do not want to have to manually copy the files each day. Is there a way to automate this?
user422613
Posted 2015-02-25T18:24:28.457
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mklink /J "C:\Dropbox\backups" "C:\Users\user\Documents\important files"
First path is the folder pointing at the folder currently residing at the second path.
http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/16226/complete-guide-to-symbolic-links-symlinks-on-windows-or-linux/ tells a bit more. I would scroll down to the command line instructions so that you do not have to install anything extra.
birdman3131
Posted 2015-02-25T18:24:28.457
Reputation: 662
Possibly relevant: http://superuser.com/questions/661171/syncing-folders-outside-dropbox-using-symbolic-links-and-junctions
– zeel – 2015-02-25T20:31:50.143