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rust
New member | Level 2
8 years ago
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Cannot stop Dropbox starting on system startup

In Linux Mint I have previously been able to disable Dropbox starting on system startup but now it actively fights this.   I can deselect Dropbox in Control Centre > Startup Applications. Then it w...
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  • Jay's avatar
    Jay
    8 years ago
    Thanks for the update, could you try installing the beta version of the app using the link on this page.
     
    The changelog includes the following:
     
    - Fix a bug on Linux where the "Start Dropbox on system startup" setting was not persisted
     
    This most likely is related to your issue, so hopefully it should resolve it. Otherwise, please let me know!
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Russell G.1
Explorer | Level 4
8 years ago

By the way will the beta automatically upgrade later to the next stable or should I manually replace it with the next stable version?

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Jay
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8 years ago
Glad to hear it’s working now! 
 
Generally updates in the beta make their way to the stable version, unless there were further issues or more testing needed. 
 
It should automatically upgrade to the stable version the next time, however to be certain of this, when the next version is installed on your machine, uncheck the box next to "Early releases” here, and then redownload the installer again from here.
 
Have a great Wednesday!

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