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el_abuelo
Explorer | Level 4
5 years ago

How to completely disable Backup function?

I did NOT ask for Backup feature. Backup just came and messed with my Desktop, not asking for any authorization. Every time I open Preferences then Backup, Manage, three folders (Desktop, Documents...
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Jay's avatar
Jay
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5 years ago
Okay, so it sounds like it wasn't enabled, since the bottom left button should be 'Set up', which is to enable the backup.

Is it possible the two RAM disks are external drives that are trying to backup to Dropbox using the new feature?
el_abuelo's avatar
el_abuelo
Explorer | Level 4
5 years ago

The bottom left button is probably "Set up" in english, although the application here is not in english.

The two ram disks are not external drives, they are ram disks. When I turn off my PC, they can be saved on disk or not, then they are re-created at startup, as it obviously happens for ram disks. Dropbox Backup, if I answered the ram disk must not be managed, just writes a file named ".dropbox.device" in it, and this is NOT desired.

  • Jay's avatar
    Jay
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    5 years ago
    It sounds like they're being detected as external drives, so if you choose not to back those drives up, the dropbox.device file being written to them is a config file to prevent this prompt in the future.

    Since you're re-creating these drives each time the computer reboots, the config file is missing, hence the app is checking again about whether or not to back them up. 
    • el_abuelo's avatar
      el_abuelo
      Explorer | Level 4
      4 years ago

      It's clear: I did NOT ask for Dropbox Backup.

      Dropbox Backup function should have the option: ON/OFF.

      Otherwise it's a forced thing.

       

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