Quote:
Originally Posted by eschwartz
I would imagine it acts the same as if you use a regular computer installation that simply hasn't synced in a really long time.....
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today's reply from dropbox ( an answer to " what happens if I restore a 6 week old system image" ) says the opposite - I'm not sure the help guy is believable though
he says:
"Thanks for your reply.
If you restore your computer from a system image, you will first need to verify that the Dropbox programme has been reinstalled and is syncing correctly.
If it is not then you would need to download and install the programme again.
If the system image correctly restores Dropbox and it functions correctly then it would overwrite the existing files in your account when it syncs.
This is because it would reset those files to how they were 6 weeks previously.
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ADDITION:
there is much more ( confusing) debate here:
http://superuser.com/questions/69096...rwrite-the-clo
there's a statement part way down that page which seems to back up the above reply that I posted from dropbox
don't know the technicalities of this, but I do have the situation where I and my assistant operate a common dropbox with two different computers going on and off at different times.
The answer to your question is that when you connect with the Cloud, Dropbox knows (somehow) that the version currently on the Cloud was originally synced from your computer. So if your computer version is different, that is the version that will be synced to the Cloud.
all of which is making me think that I don't want dropbox to be any part of my calibre library backup strategy. I'm happy to use it as a go-between for getting books to tablet when PC is off ( via calibre cloud app). But i'm now thinking multiple local library backup copies ( and one dumped into google drive also for good measure)