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Squick55
Explorer | Level 3
3 years ago

On-line only folders start syncing out of nowhere

Hey there, I don't know what board this should be placed under because none of them seem fitting for the issue I'm having. So I just installed a new SSD and did a clean install of all my main program...
desktop
sync
Walter's avatar
Walter
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3 years ago

Have you tried whitelisting Dropbox in your antivirus program or excluding the Dropbox folder from its scans Squick55 ?

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Squick55
Explorer | Level 3
3 years ago

I thought about that but that's my primary file storage. I guess if anything were to download unknowingly it would be to the system. I can try that I guess.

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