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WildGingerSGP
New member | Level 2
2 years ago

How to undo an accidental backup to Dropbox?

A couple of months ago I must have accidently hit a key where it seems my complete computer is backed up to dropbox. I'm on a Mac and my "Documents" folder now has a Dropbox icon and it seems each ...
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Jay's avatar
Jay
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2 years ago

Hi WildGingerSGP, thanks for bringing this to our attention.

 

You can disable the computer backup feature by following these steps.

 

Keep me updated with any progress!

  • WildGingerSGP's avatar
    WildGingerSGP
    New member | Level 2
    2 years ago

    Following the steps I get stuck at the "Click the Sync and Backups" tab.

    When I click the dropbox icon on my Mac I don't see that tab (see screenshot)

     

    • Nancy's avatar
      Nancy
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      2 years ago

      Hey WildGingerSGP! If you click on the small icon with your profile picture on the top right corner, and then go to Preferences, can you see the “Sync and Backups” tab/”Backups” tab perhaps?

      • snwebber's avatar
        snwebber
        New member | Level 1
        10 months ago

        I'm still struggling to un-do this on my mac. Drives me nuts - want my screenshots to go to my desktop!!

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