How to Sync Folders with Windows 11 Dropbox (2 Easy Ways)

About Windows 11 Dropbox

Dropbox is a cloud-based file storage service that can sync your local folders between your personal devices and the cloud, and can be used for file sharing and collaboration. It has some key features listed below:

✐ Dropbox application is available for many devices: you can install it on Macs, PCs, Linux, and mobile devices, including iOS and Android.
✐ The service retains historical versions of your files, so you can recover them in case of malware or even just accidental deletion.
✐ The service offers 2 gigabytes (GB) of storage space for free, and everything is encrypted with 256-bit AES security.
✐ You can control permission levels and use links to share files and folders with specific people, which is a convenient way to send files without using email attachments.
✐If you are a photography enthusiast, you can automatically upload photos to Dropbox with Dropbox Camera Uploads feature.

After getting an initial understanding of Dropbox, you may want to know how to install Dropbox on Windows 11 and how to use it to sync your files to cloud storage. Read on I will show you the exact steps in detail.

How to sync files/folders to Dropbox using Dropbox desktop app

If you want to experience Dropbox fully in Windows 11, you’ll want to download and use the Dropbox desktop app, then a beginner’s guide on how to do file/folder sync can be listed below.

Step 1. Download and install Dropbox on your computer. The installation process will be automatic, so you just need to be patient for a few minutes.

Step 2. After Dropbox download finished, launch it and log in with your Dropbox account or create one if you don’t already have.

Step 3. After receiving a message of “Well done! Dropbox installed”, click on the Next button to proceed ahead. If you want to change the default Dropbox directory used for file syncing, click the “Advanced Settings” button and use File Explorer to browse to that directory.

Step 4. You’ll be prompted to set up files sync with two sync options--Make files local and Make files online-only. Select the sync option and tap Continue with Basic/Plus.

Step 5. Then you’ll be prompted to add folders you’ll want to sync with other computers or backup online. Once you have your folder preferences ready, click on the Set up button to continue.

Tip: After the set up, Dropbox should be integrated with File Explorer. You should be able to move or copy a file into Dropbox, just drag and drop it from Windows File Explorer.

Easily sync local folders to Dropbox with a free sync tool

To sync your local folders to Dropbox for Windows 11, you can try either Dropbox folder or smart sync to complete this task effortlessly. Besides that, there is a free sync tool that can assist you in automatically syncing local folders to cloud. Know more about AOMEI Backupper Standard features:

❀ You can synchronize files from PC to external hard drives, USB flash drives, NAS devices, or cloud drives and vice versa.
❀ Various cloud drives are supported, including OneDrive, Google Drive, Dropbox and so on.
❀ It allows you to automatically sync your files, and you can set the fixed frequencies as Daily/Weekly/Monthly.
❀ In addition, it is still capable of syncing files with file backup or cloud backup features. Both of them compress files or folders into an image file to make it safer. 

Firstly, download AOMEI Backupper Standard, install and launch it.

Step 1. On the left side of the main panel, select Sync＞Basic Sync.

Step 2. Click Add Folder to browse for the local files you want to sync.

Step 3. Click drop-down menu to tap the Select a cloud drive option.

Step 4. Select Dropbox and press OK.

Tip: If you want to perform automatic synchronization, you can check the Schedule Sync option. It allows you to sync files Daily/Weekly/Monthly.

Step 5. Click Start Sync to perform this operation.

Note: In addition to Basic Sync, the software offers three other advanced sync modes: Mirror Sync, Real-time Sync, and Two-way Sync. If you want to sync changed files from the source directory to the destination directory and vice versa, you can try Two-way Sync. (Available in professional version)

Final words

That’s all for how to sync local folders with Windows 11 Dropbox. You can use Dropbox desktop app to sync files. Additionally, there is also an alternative sync tool AOMEI Backupper for you to finish this task easily.

AOMEI Backupper is not only a free sync tool, but also a reliable and easy-to-use backup software, you can backup your Windows 11 to USB with just a few clicks. After having a system image backup, you can simply restore it to previous date. Download and try it out to explore more features!