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Mike G.'s avatar
Mike G.
New member | Level 1
12 years ago

Disable automatic updates

How can I prevent dropbox from automatically updating itself? The new dropbox 3 has a very anti-windows-7 UI that I don't like, so I reinstalled 2.10. How do I stop dropbox from continually install...
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Jeff V.1's avatar
Jeff V.1
New member | Level 1
11 years ago

I use ESET Smart Security. I turned the firewall rules on manual confirm. While it's a pain sometimes (confirming the 100s of things that call home in the background), you can set rules to remember. Everytime dropbox attempts to modify itself, ESET post a dialog and I deny it. Unfortunately, I've had to reboot as the installed version logs out and says "connecting" indefinitely.

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