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Ashley McLoone
New member | Level 2
3 years ago

Auto saving screenshots to Dropbox. How to disable it?

I was using my Windows laptop for Dropbox and accidently clicked on save all screenshots to Dropbox. Which is quite annoying as I'm usually screen shotting alot, when using Whatsapp (and i use Whatsa...
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Megan
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3 years ago

Hey Ashley McLoone, welcome to our Community! 

 

Have you tried the steps mentioned in this Help Center article? If not, feel free to give it a go, and let me know!

 

Thanks a bunch!

  • Ashley McLoone's avatar
    Ashley McLoone
    New member | Level 2
    3 years ago

    This is only showin me how to save screenshots to Dropbox. Not how to STOP saving them to dropbox.

  • Jay's avatar
    Jay
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    3 years ago

    Hi Ashley McLoone, did you try disabling the feature by unchecking the box in the preferences?

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