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#8663 dropbox limit?

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Latest post by nicholas on Wednesday, 24 November 2010 20:59 CST

Tuesday, 12 October 2010 02:33 CDT

user6030
I'm considering getting the pro version to backup a number of sites on dropbox.

In the Akeeba backup config, there is a setting for the maximum size for a backup. Does that work when the backup is send to Dropbox?
What happens if the dropbox account is full?

Tuesday, 12 October 2010 09:47 CDT

nicholas
No, quota management can't work on DropBox as DropBox doesn't have an API, making it impossible to delete files. However, since the DropBox folder synchronizes with the local PC it's easy to keep the amount of backup under control by simply removing older backups from your local drive.

Nicholas K. Dionysopoulos

Lead Developer and Director

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Wednesday, 13 October 2010 02:00 CDT

user6030
thank you, that sounds good.

Wednesday, 24 November 2010 08:49 CST

harrie
Another option:
Be sure the backup files, which you upload to dropbox, have always the same name. So, do not use a date or time stamp in the filename.
Dropbox will then delete/overwrite the old versions. The deleted files are not counted to your dropbox quota, but they are still accessible as "previous versions".

Wednesday, 24 November 2010 20:59 CST

nicholas
Harrie, wow! Great tip :o I did not know of the "previous versions" feature in DropBox. Thank you!

Nicholas K. Dionysopoulos

Lead Developer and Director

🇬🇷Greek: native 🇬🇧English: excellent 🇫🇷French: basic • 🕐 My time zone is Europe / Athens
Please keep in mind my timezone and cultural differences when reading my replies. Thank you!

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