I have just started migrating my data from Access to Tap Forms. With my old database I stored it in the Dropbox folder on my computer, and I’m wondering if I can move the Tap Forms files to be in my Mac’s Dropbox folder so it is automatically held in the cloud as well as on the computer?
A supplementary question. I am trying to se the Backup on Quit to save the Backup to a folder within Dropbox but cannot find a way to select my chosen folder – I navigate to my chosen folder but there is no ‘choose’ or ‘select’, and when I close the window the original ‘Backups’ folder is still selected. When I quit and look for the backup file, it is in the original Backups folder, i.e. on the same hard drive as the data it is backing up
The documentation actually suggests using Dropbox for this – so how can I implement it?
Perhaps you could share a screenshot of what you’re seeing?
I was selecting Show Files and navigating to the desired folder, but there is no ability to ‘choose’ that folder. The backup there was generated by doing a manual backup, the other three files generated on Quit are in the default ‘backup’ folder.
Is it possible to move the actual database to another location (i.e. within the Dropbox folder)?
Where it says “Backups folder”, click on the folder name on the right and it should give you a picker with the option to “Choose” which will then open up a window to pick the folder.
It’s generally not recommended to copy the document that you open to Dropbox because it’s a database and how the sync system works may cause corruption. There was an earlier thread on Dropbox based backups as well that might give some inspiration.
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Thanks for this clarification. The documentation is really not clear in this area.
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