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Dropbox constantly creating desktop.ini files - how do disable this?
As per the title; the latest dropbox is now generating desktop.ini files pretty much as soon as they're deleted (they were recreated only on dropbox starts earlier, so a delete upon startup was all I...
TC does not create any garbage files - it's the native Windows Explorer that does it, when you open a folder and either pre-configured to save the view or do so manually.
However; today morning as I turned the computer on, the issue is gone. So at least for now, this is solved, thanks for the help, mate!
p.s. Dropbox still creates these files, but now my regular delete batch file keeps them at bay; they don't come back instantly.
After many years as a happy Dropbox customer I will not be renewing my subscription this year.
The product has been in decline for years and this is the last straw.
I came here hoping for a fix to a simple and idiotic bug and this thread killed off my last hope.
The questions being asked show just how little clue they now have about their own product, let alone it's users.
I just had this show up after doing a complete reinstall of Windows and applications. It really doesn't bother me in most folders, but it bugged me to see this file on my desktop. I like to keep the desktop tidy. I do not save files or programs to the desktop, only shortcuts.
I found the root cause to be that this appears in any folder that is being backed up to Dropbox. So if I right-click the folder and select "Manage Backup", I could simply deselect the desktop folder. This means my shortcuts are not automatically backed up, but that is not a major concern. If I wish, I can manually copy the contents to a subfolder of documents or elsewhere to save on Dropbox.
As far as other folders, the visibility of these .ini files are controlled by opening the folder in explorer, click "View" and selecting or deselecting "Hidden Items".
So for me, the problem is solved. I'm surprised that Dropbox support could not respond to the issue.
Here is what the Dropbox selections look like:
