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DanielGuetta11
New member | Level 2
6 years ago

How can I stop Dropbox from syncing my desktop?

Hi my dropbox sync my desktop to the cloud i went it to stop sync the desktop 

and chose manuly what to sync to my friends folder 

can you hlep my?

Computer Backup
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desktop
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  • Jay's avatar
    Jay
    Icon for Dropbox Community Moderator rankDropbox Community Moderator
    6 years ago

    Hi DanielGuetta11, thanks for joining the Community!

     

    It sounds like you enabled the automatic computer backup feature in the Dropbox desktop application. Could you first try disabling the computer backup from Dropbox using the steps in the above article to see if this helps?

     

    Afterwards, you can move the folders and files back to their previous locations, which will also delete them from the Dropbox account online.

     

     

    If you need any further assistance, please let me know!

     

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