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Akiko Sasaki-Summers's avatar
Akiko Sasaki-Summers
New member | Level 2
2 years ago
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How can I deactivate the unwanted Backup feature?

Hello,   My storage space with the Basic plan is almost gone due to the backup. I've never indicated that I wanted to back up anything on my local system. How may I deactivate the option, which I...
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  • Akiko Sasaki-Summers's avatar
    Akiko Sasaki-Summers
    2 years ago

    190 MB is more than enough.

     

    I just wondered why I ended up having the backup of whatever it was for, even without my knowledge. I just wondered if I goofed up something during the setup, etc... If you don't know the reason, I'd just celebrate the fact that it finally worked!

     

    Thanks.

     

    Akiko

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Nancy
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2 years ago

Thanks for your post, Akiko Sasaki-Summers. 

 

You can turn off Dropbox Backup with these steps. 

 

Feel free to ping me for anything else.

  • Akiko Sasaki-Summers's avatar
    Akiko Sasaki-Summers
    New member | Level 2
    2 years ago

    Hi Nancy,

    Thank you for your quick reply. I've seen this solution, but I don't have such a tab, like the Sync and Backup tabs on the app installed on my PC.
    Here is the screenshot.

    Is there any other way?
    (I tried to delete many files on my system, but did not help much.)

    TIA.

    Akiko

    • Rich's avatar
      Rich
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      2 years ago
      Akiko Sasaki-Summers wrote:

      ... I don't have such a tab, like the Sync and Backup tabs on the app installed on my PC.

      It's under Preferences.

       

       

      • Akiko Sasaki-Summers's avatar
        Akiko Sasaki-Summers
        New member | Level 2
        2 years ago

        Hi Rich, 

         

        Thank you for your help.
        I still cannot find the Sync and Backup option under Preferences > Backup.
        Here is the screenshot:


        Thank you for your help!

        Akiko

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