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yesthatsandra
2 years agoExplorer | Level 3
Why are Dropbox files regularly copying to my desktop?
Why are Dropbox files regularly copying to my desktop? Even files I delete.
Dropbox wont work if you are also syncing it to OneDrive (as the path shows). You need to stop using it with 2 cloud services.
Also, its no longer possible to sync the Desktop now with Dropbox. It was a feature of the backup system, but, removed when it launched out of beta.
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- yesthatsandra2 years agoExplorer | Level 3
It doesn't show any files or folders interacted with lately in "Your Activity." In Backups, it says only "PC updated today at 3:33pm."
- Walter2 years ago
Dropbox Community Moderator
It seems that you enabled the Dropbox Backup feature on your computer yesthatsandra
Could you access the backups tab in the app's preferences and let us know what you see there?
- yesthatsandra2 years agoExplorer | Level 3
Here is what I see:
- Jay2 years ago
Dropbox Community Moderator
Hi yesthatsandra, if you click 'Manage backups', what options do you see there?
- yesthatsandra2 years agoExplorer | Level 3
Thank you for your help! I appreciate everyone trying to help me fix this.
When I click Manage Backups, this is what I see:
- Jay2 years ago
Dropbox Community Moderator
So, we can see that the Dropbox Backup feature is enabled, meaning that files in certain folders you you've selected in 'Choose folders' would be backed up to the site.
If you wish, you can delete the backup by clicking that button there.
- yesthatsandra2 years agoExplorer | Level 3
Hello: Thanks for your reply. By choosing to have some folders backed up, is that basically choosing to have them regularly copied to my desktop? If Dropbox keeps my files up to date, I don't need backup to my computer. And if I delete those backed up files, I'm not deleting them from Dropbox, right?
- yesthatsandra2 years agoExplorer | Level 3
Also, they are not copying to my desktop every fifteen minutes. Is there a way to keep the backup but stop the copying (which is at more like a once a week interval)? thank you!
- Megan2 years ago
Dropbox Community Moderator
Hey yesthatsandra, when did you first start noticing this behavior?
Also, would you mind clarifying your exact OS, and the version of the app? It looks like you're using Windows 11, right?
You should be able to locate the version of the app by hovering your mouse over the little Dropbox icon on your task bar, next to your WiFi.
- yesthatsandra2 years agoExplorer | Level 3
Yes, Windows 11
Dropbox 203.4.4857
I noticed this occurring about 6 or 8 weeks ago
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