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How do I disable Dropbox Capture and still save my screenshots to my account?
The title says it all. Dropbox capture is the worst "upgrade" I have ever encountered. It adds extra steps to my workflow and is utterly useless to me. I simply want my screen shots to save to my ...
I have solved this problem. First disable screenshots in dropbox preferences. then go to the finder and add a shortcut from the dropbox screenshot folder to the side bar. Finally press shift-command-5 and open the options menu from the floating bar that appears at the bottom of the screen. In the options menu select "other locations" and finally click on the "screenshots" shortcut in the quick access bar on the left of the finder window that shows up. Your screen shots will now store to your dropbox but you will get the Mac screen shot window when you capture a screen shot.
Thanks for nothing Dropbox Support. I wasted an hour in a chat window and ended up solving the problem for myself when they should have already known this.
I have solved this problem. First disable screenshots in dropbox preferences. then go to the finder and add a shortcut from the dropbox screenshot folder to the side bar. Finally press shift-command-5 and open the options menu from the floating bar that appears at the bottom of the screen. In the options menu select "other locations" and finally click on the "screenshots" shortcut in the quick access bar on the left of the finder window that shows up. Your screen shots will now store to your dropbox but you will get the Mac screen shot window when you capture a screen shot.
Thanks for nothing Dropbox Support. I wasted an hour in a chat window and ended up solving the problem for myself when they should have already known this.
- Megan
Dropbox Community Moderator
Hey scottonaharley, welcome to our Community!
Happy to see that your issue is now resolved. If you need something else, please let me know and I will be more than happy to help every step of the way. 🤓
Sorry, but @scottonharley's solution is too complex for me . . . I'm sure it will take me more than an hour to try to follow Scott's solution . . . and then 'waste' my time to try . . . I did get over myself and tried to follow Scott's solution . . . but there is not any 'disable screenshots' choice in my Dropbox preferences????
Click on the dropbox icon in the menu bar. Then click on your initials. Then click on preferences. Then click on "Screenshots". In the screenshots window turn off the switch to disable dropbox screen shots. from there it's simply a matter of redirecting the default screenshot location on your Mac. If it takes more than 30 seconds you're doing something wrong.
If you do not have that option perhaps you need to update your dropbox version. These instructions are for the Mac OS version of dropbox. I just reviewed the steps as I was typing the instructions for you.
