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iksa's avatar
iksa
Explorer | Level 4
5 years ago

Dropbox prevents Windows from going to sleep?

I'm running Dropbox on my Windows 10 Home Edition. The computer is Acer Predator PH315-51. The problem is that Dropbox prevents my system from going to sleep (also hibernate) properly. As soon as I h...
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mooseboots
New member | Level 2
4 years ago

HI - I don't know whether or not this piece of information will help : I had the same problem using Dropbox on my linux OS (Ubuntu 22.04). Solved the issue by clicking on the Dropbox icon and selecting "Quit". No problems with powering off now.

I hope this helps.

 

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