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jetnova16
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9 months ago

My screenshots don't save to my Dropbox account on Windows, even though the feature is enabled.

My screenshots are not saving to Dropbox at all even though the option is checked to do so right under settings. In fact I have the Snipping Tool for Windows 11 turned 100% off because I hate the dan...
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jetnova16
New member | Level 2
9 months ago

Yes, I have done that many times since I got this new laptop for your information! I am here stating this issue because I have already done all of the COMMON STEPS to get something working from turning off the setting and shutting down the computer to resetting the desired setting and then even shutting down the computer again and restarting it just for it to NOT work whatsoever!

I have more than disabled OneDrive from my computer, I have 100% REMOVED that Microsoft TRASH for it destroyed my old laptop's desktop and I am never risking that happening ever again for I WANT CONTROL OVER MY SYSTEM, I DO NOT WANT MICROSOFT HAVING CONTROL!

I have even discussed it was other IT Professionals that I know and correspond with, and they have had the same issue.

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Jay
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9 months ago

HI jetnova16, did you disable the Snipping Tool in the same way as these steps?

When taking a screenshot, do you only press the Print Screen button, or do you also need to press a function key on your laptop at the same time?

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    jetnova16
    New member | Level 2
    9 months ago

    Do you NOT KNOW HOW TO READ? I HAVE ALREADY STATED THAT I HAVE TURNED OFF MICROSOFT'S TRASH SNIPPING TOOL AND AS SUCH IT IS 100% DISABLED FOR I DO NOT LIKE THAT STUPID & ILLOGICAL TRASH OF A TOOL! It is in fact one of the FIRST THREE THINGS I DISABLED RIGHT AFTER SETTING UP THIS NEW LAPTOP; The SECOND BEING: ONEDRIVE!

    100% PROOF that the stupid Snipping Tool is turned off as I have stated directly in my FIRST POSTING on this issue!

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    jetnova16
    New member | Level 2
    9 months ago

    You don't need to press a Function Key with my Laptop to us the Screenshot (PRT SC) key, its the ONLY function for the key (button) for it does nothing else! Thus what part of the major fact don't you understand that when pressing this key all I have to do is then go to MS Paint and PASTE the dang thing I took a screenshot of into that program and then it is there and then I have to save it to Dropbox/Screenshots just to get the dang screenshot into Dropbox. Thus the ONLY direct problem here is with DROPBOX not wanting to save the screenshots when they are taken by pressing this key!

    Also for your information, when pressing FN and the PRT SC key (button) the screenshot doesn't work and won't get captured and thus can't even be pasted into MS Paint! Thus further proving that you're not supposed to press FN + PRT SC on my laptop for they don't work together!

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