How do I backup my entire computer to Dropbox?

Nowadays, the necessity of backing up computers has been paid more and more attention. We will lose important data stored on the computer for many reasons. The computer system has been hacked, the hard disk has failed, and the computer has been stolen.

These are accidents that we cannot expect, and they may happen at the next minute. In order to avoid the permanent loss of important data due to unexpected accidents or the advent of natural disasters, backing up computers has become imminent, and you may need to backup computer to cloud. Read this to learn all the information about the backup laptop or computer to Dropbox.

Why do I backup my computer to Dropbox?

Among many backup methods, online backup has been loved by more and more people. The cloud storage services represented by Dropbox can save your computer files simply, quickly, and securely.

Is Dropbox good for backup? Dropbox is one of the most popular cloud storage services today, and many users consider using it to protect their files. Generally speaking, the advantages of backup computer to Dropbox include the following:

• Access anytime, anywhere: Back up data in Dropbox, as long as your computer or mobile phone can access the network, you can access the data saved in Dropbox anytime, anywhere without carrying a laptop or external hard drive.
• Automatic: It is very troublesome to make a backup every time the data changes. Using Dropbox to back up data does not take extra time. Whenever you are connected to the Internet, computer files are automatically backed up to the cloud.
• Off-site: The data in Dropbox is on a remote server to ensure that your data is safe whether it is a natural disaster or theft.
• Simple: With Dropbox, it is easy to backup and restore and manage data. With just a few mouse clicks, you can easily automate tasks.

3 free ways to auto backup computer to Dropbox

This chapter will use three methods to show how to backup PC to Dropbox, through Dropbox's web and desktop clients, and a free third-party tool called CBackup. You can choose the one that suits you best according to your usage habits or needs.

Way 1. Upload files on PC to Dropbox website

Backup files to Dropbox manually is a very straightforward method. The steps are as follows:

1. Go to the Dropbox website and sign in to your Dropbox account, click Upload files or Upload folder.

2. Select the computer file or folder to be uploaded and click Open.

3. Save the uploaded PC file to an existing folder or create a new folder to save, click Upload.

If you planning to backup entire computer to Dropbox, it's quite time-consuming, so it's not the recommended way to perform a computer backup to Dropbox.

Way 2. Backup files on PC to Dropbox via Dropbox app

In addition to being on the Dropbox web, you can also use Dropbox's desktop client to back up files on your computer. Dropbox offers a Dropbox Backup feature that allows you to perform Dropbox backup and restore for your computer files easily. Here is how to let Dropbox backup PC with Dropbox Backup:

1. Go to dropbox.com/downloading, download, install, and sign in to the Dropbox app. 

2. Open Dropbox Preferences, and navigate to Backups > Set up.

3. Select the folders you wish to backup from your computer to Dropbox. And you can click Add folders to select additional folders for backup.

4. To manage the computer folder backups, click on Manage backups to open the Dropbox Backup page and select the specific backup you wish to manage from the left list.

Way 3. Automatically backup entire computer to Dropbox with CBackup - simple & free

If you have more professional backup needs or want to backup entire computer to Dropbox, the above 2 methods may be a little troublesome. You can use free cloud backup services such as CBackup to automatically backup your whole computer to Dropbox, and you can always restore the backup file whenever you need it.

Here is how to use Dropbox to backup computer entirely:

1. Download, install, and start the free CBackup. Apply for an account and log in to the service for free.

2. Under the Storage tab, then select Dropbox, and click the Authorize Now button to continue. Follow the steps to allow CBackup to access Dropbox files.

3. Click the Backup tab and the Backup PC to Public Cloud button to create a Dropbox PC backup task.

4. Rename the Task Name to differ from others, select the entire computer as the source, then select Dropbox as the destination.

5. Click Settings in the lower-left corner of the page, and select the frequency or specific time that you want to automatically backup PC to Dropbox under the Scheduler tab.

★Tips:

Email notification will send you the email about the backup result after the backup is finished.

File Filter helps you to backup all file types, include the file types you'd like, or exclude the file types you don't want to backup, just choose what suits you.

6. Finally, click Start Backup to make Dropbox backup entire computer automatically.

In addition to backing up computer on Dropbox, you could backup certain internal/external hard drive to Dropbox, which diversifies the data protection way. If you want to sync your computer to Dropbox, Just go to Sync and then choose Sync PC to Public Cloud, then complete the task.

What if meet the Dropbox is full message?

If you are using Dropbox, you should know that Dropbox only provides 2GB of storage space for free, and the amount of data stored in the computer far exceeds 2GB. Therefore, you probably encounter your Dropbox is almost full error and most users know that if you want to get more storage space, you need to upgrade your Dropbox account, but a long-term subscription will be a large expense, and you may need to deal with various problems caused by instability at any time (this is for cloud storage services very common). 

Don’t worry, this article provides you with 2 tips. One method can help you get more Dropbox storage space for free - use CBackup to combine the backup space of multiple Dropbox accounts, and the other is a better choice for you to protect your PC to the cloud.

#1. Get More Dropbox Space for Free via CBackup

Although in many ways, backup computer with Dropbox is a good way to help you protect the data of the computer, Dropbox only provides 2GB of storage space for newly registered accounts, which really troubles many users. After all, not all users want to invest funds in data backup.

Fortunately, with the free cloud backup service CBackup, you can combine the free space of multiple Dropbox accounts to form a larger space for backup. You can even combine the space of your cloud drive accounts such as Google Drive and OneDrive to make full use of all cloud disk resources.

Here is how to get more Dropbox free storage, even unlimited Dropbox space with CBackup:

1. Click + Add Cloud under the Storage tab to add more Dropbox accounts to CBackup.

2. Click Storage > + Add Combined Cloud in order.

3. Then select all the Dropbox accounts or other clouds you added, and hit Next, then choose backup order for them and press Combine.

Now, you will have a large enough space to back up more data to protect them on the cloud.

#2. Backup Your Computer to CBackup Cloud 

If you feel that the Dropbox storage plan cannot meet your needs for backing up data, you can switch to the larger backup space on CBackup - CBackup Cloud (10 GB free). CBackup supports storing local data to CBackup Cloud in a professional way of backup. You can try it now and you can directly have a huge backup space (Up to 5TB, 5120GB). Start to try CBackup to protect your local data!

Moreover, you could try cloud to cloud sync and cloud to cloud backup to easily transfer everything from one cloud to another without downloading and re-uploading, fast and efficiently.

Last words

If you want to know how to backup computer to Dropbox, the above three methods can help you achieve it. You can upload files manually through Dropbox's web page and client, or automatically backup computer data through CBackup. Compared with the previous two ways, CBackup is quite simple to use and straightforward.

In addition, don't forget to use CBackup to get more Dropbox backup storage space for free, which can make full use of cloud disk space and protect your data. The CBackup desktop app can also be used as a Dropbox alternative to backup files to Dropbox or back up data to a larger space in a more professional way.