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Lorelei P.
7 years agoHelpful | Level 6
turn off Dropbox advertising prompts?
How can I turn off these prompts? I've gone through my notification settings on my desktop and online settings, and can't seem to turn off some of the Dropbox prompts that I'm continuing to get thru my desktop Dropbox notifications. These include:
- try Dropbox Business
- you can change how you store files you're not using regularly
how can I get rid of these??
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- Lusil5 years ago
Dropbox Staff
Hi there @ , thanks for checking in with us and for your feedback!
Although there isn't currently a way to turn these promotional notifications off, I was able to find this thread, where users have expressed their interest in something similar.
If this doesn't cover it, you can always start a new thread by posting your idea, here.
I know this might not be much, but I hope it helps to some extent. - Vesurax5 years agoNew member | Level 2
Please stop showing us these in-app notifications like "Keep your password safe" and "Camera backups" etc. I pay premium for using Dropbox efficiently, I know exactly what I want from it and I don't need these suggestions EVER TIME I OPEN THE APP. Please, make them go away for good.
- Rich S5 years agoNew member | Level 2
It's a shame that these exist.
I'm seeing more and more that people (myself included) are turning off all notifications to avoid this spam--something that should always, always, be opt-in. This hurts productivity, especially in a collaborative environment, and is pushing users to other solutions like Google Drive and OneDrive. One company I work with stopped using Dropbox altogether because of this.
I'd be very surprised to learn that successful upsell from invasive desktop notifications alone offsets the loss of users and loss of goodwill among those that remain due to their use. I'm also be surprised if this dissatisfaction didn't increase exponentially with the current focus on privacy.
- trinsic5 years agoNew member | Level 2
This is a shady practice, to hide drobox advertisements behind drobox program specific alert notifications. I believe this is illegal. Cease and Desist this practice ASAP.
- samiam95034 years agoHelpful | Level 5
It's deeply rotten to continue ads for paying customers outside of times we already interact with the company (renewal emails, before logging on, etc.). Digital lives are our real lives. These notification ads are like tapping our shoulder at random times a day and whispering in our ear "Wanna buy more?". You wouldn't do it to a friend at the office. You'd be fired. Why us? It calls into question your personal moral compasses, professing to be a company built for productivity but hypocritically prioritizing slight profit.
A shift is looming online, away from endless distracting ads. Be on the right side, or... frankly... we'll hate you. We'll leave you. Some else will do it better. And at the speed of light, these days.
- swotperderder3 years agoExplorer | Level 4
sooooooryy you can't stop us advertising to you... sucks for you i guess.. i'll pass it to our dev team...
*mod marks own response as accepted answer.
Well good for you db, you're demolishing bridges and turning long-term customers into enemies
- Dudley C.3 years agoNew member | Level 2
I second this request. I am paying annually for a business account and keep getting interrupted with chat requests and ad banners. This is NOT productive!
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