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paulpeterson
Explorer | Level 3
5 years ago

Alias Folders

I had to re-sync Dropbox recently and when I sync the app on my iMac Dropbox creates locked alias folders for Desktop, Downloads and Documents. Do I have to wait for the files to sync and the localiz...
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jusegur
New member | Level 2
2 years ago

 

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Walter
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2 years ago

Hey jusegur - thanks for the additional information and the screenshot too.

 

It sounds like you enabled the Dropbox Backup feature at some point. Have you tried disabling it via the app's preferences by any chance?

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