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Netgear RN316 link with Dropbox
Hi, I'm looking to buy 5 NAS stroage for our company, and I selected this brand because I'm able to link it with Dropbox, I have in my mind sceinario to link the NASs together with Dropbox acco...
Hello aomran,
For Dropbox you will to sync a local share/folder(NAS) to remote Dropbox folder. And the sync setting can be set oneway or bidirectional(two way). Please visit this link here for guide about ReadyDrop.
Welcome to the community!
Regards,
Marty_M
NETGEAR Community Team
Dear Marty,
Thanks for reply, But I checked it , the user able to sync the folder from the NAS to Dropbox only "oneway".
I didn't find any optios let me select the folders which existed on the Dropbox to make them accessible on the NAS. OR do you mean only the files on the Dropbox/ReadyNas's folder will be sycned with the NAS? , in other mean , I can't sync files from outside Dropbox/ReadyNas folder?
On other hand, as I read the note on the link you sent me:
"Note: The ReadyNAS can only back up shares to your Dropbox account. If you modify the backed-up shares using Dropbox, the changes will not be reflected in the shares on your ReadyNAS"
So I can't make any action to share ReadyNas folder from the Dropbox with another Dropbox accoutn, otherwise I will lost the controle on it ?
Hello aomran,
The ReadyDrop has an option for bidirectional sync, meaning changes made on the Dropbox folder will reflect on the NAS share/folder where it is sync to and vice versa. The last time I setup ReadyDrop was on NAS that was running on firmware version 6.7.5(latest) and the bidirectional sync option was there, please make your NAS is running on the latest firmware version available. And on the ReadyDrop setup process you will be ask to select a local path(NAS share/folder) to sync to remote path(Dropbox folder) and then select the type of sync direction.
Regards,
Marty_M
NETGEAR Community TeamHello aomran,
We’d greatly appreciate hearing your feedback letting us know if the information we provided has helped resolve your issue or if you need further assistance. If your issue is now resolved, we encourage you to mark the appropriate reply as the “Accept as Solution” or post what resolved it and mark it as solution so others can be confident in benefiting from the solution.The Netgear community looks forward to hearing from you and being a helpful resource in the future!
Regards,
Marty_M
NETGEAR Community TeamHi Marty,
I'm going to upgrade the firmware this week, I will accept the soltuion after make the test.
Best regards,
Ahmad
Hello aomran,
Let us see if upgrading the firmware will make any difference in the behavior of the NAS.
Regards,
Marty_M
NETGEAR Community TeamDear Marty,
I did my test and I found what I need in the new firmware version, that's a great to have bidirectional sync option!, but I have question about it:
-How many sync sessions can I create after link with Dropbox?.....................................................................................................
Also I have 2 points I need toask about:
1- I created a folder called "Files" and created sub-folder called "Work" , I found that I can make permission on the root folder , but I can't do the same on the sub-folder, so is there any option let me make permission on the sub-folders?2- Is the NAS Model: RN314 working on the 6.7.5(latest) firmware?
Kind regards,
Ahmad
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