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Bill Schrier
New member | Level 1
2 years ago
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How to stop Dropbox from automatically uploading my new PC's Photos?

I just purchased a new Windows 11 computer.  I used an external hard drive to transfer 900GB of files from my old computer to the new one and then disconnected that hard drive. Now Dropbox appears to...
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  • Mark's avatar
    Mark
    2 years ago
    Bill Schrier wrote:

    Am I doing something wrong?

    Megan just gave you a direct link - you just needed to scroll down the page a bit more :)

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Mark
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2 years ago

You need to turn off Camera Uploads to stop this - you must have accidentally clicked yes one time. 

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