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 iolo
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Is it possible to simultaneously save a document locally on my laptop's SSD and dropbox by using one click?
I'm working on a document. It being saved on my macbook while editing it and now and again on Dropbox to keep a master copy. I would like just one click to save onto both as this guarantees I don't have 2 different versions of the same thing (edited ones not saved to Dropbox posisbly).


 
Posted : 19/03/2015 5:13 pm
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Not sure what you mean. I've got the dropbox app on my laptop and use that as my My Documents folder instead of the My Documents folder (!). It then saves across all formats - phone, tablet, laptop, web - automatically.


 
Posted : 19/03/2015 5:16 pm
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Dropbox does what you're asking normally. Just save in directory under your dropbox location (normally called Dropbox) and it'll be copied to the cloud and synced across all your devices.


 
Posted : 19/03/2015 5:19 pm
 iolo
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I want a copy locally so should I be out of wifi (on a plane etc) it's there. But I want the option when I have wifi that should I press save I have one version locally and dropbox (if that makes sense).


 
Posted : 19/03/2015 5:20 pm
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dropbox does version control so you can always revert back to an earlier copy


 
Posted : 19/03/2015 5:23 pm
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Dropbox you save locally - as you want..

If there is a network connection - it copies the file to the Dropbox cloud and makes if available to your other devices / backs it up etc.

If there is no network connection - it saves locally and Dropbox synchronises it with the cloud when you're next on the network.

In both cases, you have a local copy of the file. I'm not sure I understand what you want over and above that.


 
Posted : 19/03/2015 5:25 pm
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You might need to explain a bit more. When you save it'll save locally. Once saved Dropbox notices the save and overwrites your online copy with the new one if you have a network connection. This happens continuously in the background. That sounds to me like what you want it to do.


 
Posted : 19/03/2015 5:25 pm