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Everything on my computer is automatically uploading to Dropbox without my consent.
Everything on my computer is automatically uploading to Dropbox without my consent.I need to stop it and I need to get all of it off dropbox and back on my computer, Help!
First off, your files are still on your computer but its uploading. FYI, Dropbox Client watches your Dropbox folder for any changes/files and syncs them to any shared folders or devices. So any files put inside your Dropbox folder will be uploaded. Now, also, FYI, when you reboot your computer, it (Dropbox Client) will index all your files. It has to do this to verify any changes that were made, it may not be uploading but it might say, it's indexing. You can see the message as hover over your Dropbox icon in System try with your mouse
Dropbox will NOT delete your files UNLESS you delete them. Dropbox is a syncing tool that syncs to the cloud and to all devices and shared folders.
I hope this helps and if not, reply and ask more questions
Chris_J
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Super User alumniFirst off, your files are still on your computer but its uploading. FYI, Dropbox Client watches your Dropbox folder for any changes/files and syncs them to any shared folders or devices. So any files put inside your Dropbox folder will be uploaded. Now, also, FYI, when you reboot your computer, it (Dropbox Client) will index all your files. It has to do this to verify any changes that were made, it may not be uploading but it might say, it's indexing. You can see the message as hover over your Dropbox icon in System try with your mouse
Dropbox will NOT delete your files UNLESS you delete them. Dropbox is a syncing tool that syncs to the cloud and to all devices and shared folders.
I hope this helps and if not, reply and ask more questions
That does not work for me! I want this reversed, but do not know how to do that. I back my documents up onto an external drive and do not want them on DropBox. Now some of my programs are not running and I need to reverse this immediately!!!
EvelyneMitchell Carlene W, doesnt understand. I am having the same problem as you and it makes me remember why dropbox is invasive. Every few years, I forget and pay the subscription. Indexing?? No, files i dont want on dropbox wind up there. It sucks
