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July 15, 2017
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Auto iCloud fully functional Lightroom backup.

  • July 15, 2017
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I received this email from DropBox in response to a question about using DropBox as my Apple Finder Lightroom folder.

"Thank you for your detailed response, and please excuse the delay of my response.

I have reviewed your previous message and would like to note that you can use the Dropbox Desktop application for a folder structure of any size (the only limitation is the amount of space available in your Dropbox account, as syncing pauses if you go overquota).

If you drag and drop the entire folder structure to your Dropbox Desktop Folder, any changes performed to these files would sync to your Dropbox account and be accessible via the website or via linked devices.

Given the fact that this folder structure is for professional use, I believe you may be interested to know more about our Extended Version History Add-On as well:

https://www.dropbox.com/help/security/extended-version-history

It would be a good idea to check how this system works for you with a smaller section of the folder structure, so you can try it out yourself and see if it is a good suit to your professional needs.

If there is additional information I can provide on my end, please let me know- I would be happy to help as much as I can in this transition to Dropbox.

Thanks!

Regards,
Alexandra"

Question:  How do I move my entire Lightroom folder structure consisting of 5 catalogues and hundreds of folders and 500 gbyts of pictures from my Apple finder folder structure into the Apple Finder DropBox folder?   I checked with Comcast and my upload and download limits exceed the transfer of my entire library.  If this works I no longer have to store a USB drive in my Safety  Deposit box.

Thanks,

Howie

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    Correct answer ManiacJoe

    Unfortunately, your best bet is to still use external hard drives for connecting your multiple machines to the Lightroom files.

    For making backups of your catalogs, you can use the Dropbox servers to sync the LrCat files between your computers for backup purposes, but using the master catalogs from inside the Dropbox folder with all the LrData folder trees is not a good idea.

    Your best bet for backups for your image files is still external drives and/or internet services that specialize in backups, which is not the same as file syncing.

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    ManiacJoe
    ManiacJoeCorrect answer
    Inspiring
    July 15, 2017

    Unfortunately, your best bet is to still use external hard drives for connecting your multiple machines to the Lightroom files.

    For making backups of your catalogs, you can use the Dropbox servers to sync the LrCat files between your computers for backup purposes, but using the master catalogs from inside the Dropbox folder with all the LrData folder trees is not a good idea.

    Your best bet for backups for your image files is still external drives and/or internet services that specialize in backups, which is not the same as file syncing.

    Known Participant
    July 15, 2017

    Hi Joe

    Thanks for your quick reply, its appreciated.

    In your testing of Dropbox as an Finder Folder iCloud source for Lightroom, what went wrong?

    Howie