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On Ubuntu I would like to be able to have some of my home folders backed up. Would it also be possible to sync dropbox witht hose folders after a clean install, so that it puts the music folder there? Could it be done in such a ways as to sync across my linux computers?

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I have solved the same issue in my case by linking (http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/creating-soft-link-or-symbolic-link/) my ~/Music to ~/Dropbox/Music and storing my music files there.

Here's how I did in my case:

mv ~/Music ~/Dropbox/Music
ln -s ~/Dropbox/Music ~/Music

If you want to keep all your systems in sync, you have to use the same "trick" on all of them.

Cheers

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    Stunts, if you list the steps directly in your answer, instead of linking to them, I'll upvote your answer.
    – Enterprise
    Mar 22, 2015 at 23:51
  • I read that symlinks were dropped. Is this no longer a valid solution?
    – Seph Reed
    Oct 1, 2021 at 16:05

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