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Styline's avatar
Styline
Helpful | Level 7
4 years ago
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AirDrop broken on MacOS Ventura

I'm using MacOS Ventura and I can't receive files via AirDrop anymore. My Downloads folder is inside my Dropbox as I'm using Dropbox Backup, so it is all inside the Cloud Library now. The Spotligh...
desktop
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  • Jay's avatar
    Jay
    3 years ago

    You'll need to access the preferences in the desktop app, click the Backup tab, and then Manage Backup. From there you can remove the Downloads folder from the backup.

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jonasklock
New member | Level 2
3 years ago

Airdrop also broken for me, and it somehow doesnt really let me manage my backups, i can not select or deselect any folders. At this point i have three different backups. Very annoying.

Walter's avatar
Walter
Icon for Dropbox Community Moderator rankDropbox Community Moderator
3 years ago

Hey pedrottic & jonasklock, are you still having issues with disabling the Dropbox backup feature? 

  • hawkpilot2's avatar
    hawkpilot2
    New member | Level 2
    3 years ago

    It still does not seem like dropbox has fixed this problem or listed a clear way to disable this feature. 

     

    I am ready to cancel dropbox because I need the ability to airdrop files.  This is getting stupid.

     

    Please advise of a clear easy way to disable this horrible feature.

     

    Thank you.

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