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Dropbox has taken over files into my PC, and how I can restore them
I bought a new PC a couple of years ago and decided it would be a good idea to install Dropbox. I am not a techie and somehow every single document and file that I have created, despite being saved ...
Hi there, I have the same problem and call it the same thing, Dropbox hijacking my hard drive. I've reposted this in the same thread because I'm on a deadline and need to figure this out asap. I did enable the backup because I do want a backup. I just also want to be able to directly access my files from my hard drive. I'm trying to do this because when I try to download files from Dropbox I keep getting a pop-up that says "Are-you-sure-you-want-to-copy-this-file-without-its-properties". But I DO want to download the files WITH their original properties (eg, pictures with the dates they were taken in the properties); Dropbox changes the dates to the day I'm downloading). I've also tried copying the folders on my hard drive to a usb drive, but get the same pop-up, presumably because the folders are linked because of, as you said, backing them up. Is there a way to keep my hard drive folders independent of Dropbox while still backing them up?
Megan
Dropbox Community Moderator
Dropbox Community ModeratorHi anonymous, sorry to hear about that, let me help!
Are you trying to download the content from our website when you see this error? Are the files you're trying to copy over to your USB inside the Dropbox folder; or just on your hard drive?
Keep in mind that, when you enable Backup, you allow Dropbox to move the content in the Dropbox folder. If you want to keep your file paths the way they were before you used this feature, you'd need to disable it, and move them back to their original folders.
That way, you could only back them up manually.
Let me know of any more details!
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