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Stuck
Helpful | Level 5
6 years ago
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Taking back my computer's files from Dropbox.

Unaware of the consequences, in one click I uploaded all my computer files to Dropbox. I want them out of Dropbox without deleting them from my computer. Forum answers linked me to unhelpful instruct...
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    Jay
    6 years ago

    Hi Stuck, thanks for joining the Community!

     

    Are you certain that you're clicking the Dropbox icon near the clock on your machine? You can see where the icon is supposed to be on this page.

     

    A single click should open the app, whereas a doubleclick will open the Dropbox folder.

     

    Keep me posted!

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Stuck
Helpful | Level 5
6 years ago

Jay,

Thank you ever so much! As you described so well, I found the little Dropbox icon under hidden icons near my clock on the task bar at the bottom of my computer. Then I was able to follow the instruction I printed "To turn off computer backup" from your help files. I clicked on my initials in the top right corner, clicked Prefereces, Backups, Manage Backups, unchecked My PC, clicked Save and chose Keep content in folders on this PC/Mac. I clicked Stop Backup and Close. My mistake was undone.

My files are now belong ONLY to my PC and I can choose only what I want to keep on the Dropbox cloud, like my photos (as soon as I figure out how to do that).

Newbees and old people need to see the picture. You gave me that. I'm in your debt.

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Jay
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6 years ago

You're welcome, Stuck, I'm very happy to hear that I helped you out today, and that your computer files are no longer syncing to the site.

 

If there's any additional info or assistance you need, please, feel free to contact me again. Enjoy your weekend!

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