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Laionidas's avatar
Laionidas
Helpful | Level 5
9 years ago
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How to disable DropBox Update?

How do I prevent DropBox Update from booting on Windows (10 Pro) startup? I've tried everything (see screenshots below spoilertag), but it will still boot, and I have to kill it manually every time...
desktop
Setting up the apps
  • Rich's avatar
    Rich
    9 years ago
    schroumpf wrote:

    I think tampering with a private (or company) computer without authorisation is called 'hacking' and I believ it is illegal.

    When it's unauthorized, that's correct, but Dropbox updating itself is completely authorized. It's stated in the terms that it may update itself periodically. These are the terms that you agree to by using the software and service so, effectively, you authorized Dropbox to update itself as needed.

     

    Dropbox should be brough to court for passed hacking activities and forced to stop this practice.

    Dropbox hasn't "hacked" anything. A program self updating, even without user control/intervention, is not hacking. If you're a Windows 10 user then you experience the same thing with the forced Windows Updates. Is Microsoft hacking your computer as well?

Walter's avatar
Walter
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8 years ago

Hey @Wojtek - Welcome to the Dropbox Community!

First off, let me start by saying that I am sorry to hear about this cumbersome situation. I understand that you don't like applications tampering with your machine and I would like to help as much as I can with this. 

Moreover, as this is not currently possible due to the fact that we always need to update to the latest version of the desktop app because each new version includes a number of key updates and it’s important that you run the latest version whenever possible, I wanted to thank you for this feature request.  We are always looking for our users' input when creating the next version of the desktop app and I will personally make sure your comments are passed along to our dev team.

In the meantime, you can completely uninstall the application and use the web only to access your files. 

I know this is not much of a solution but I really hope it helps in a way. If there's anything else I can assist you with, please do let me know. 

Thank you in advance and have a wonderful weekend ahead! 

Auntie1982's avatar
Auntie1982
New member | Level 2
7 years ago

What if you can't uninstall it? I had to manually delete everything because the uninstaller wouldn't do its job. 

  • Fiona's avatar
    Fiona
    Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff
    7 years ago

    Hey Auntie1982!. Thqanks for adding up to this thread. 

    You may not be able to uninstall the Dropbox application, in case it was installed by the administrator account of your computer.

    Was the Dropbox desktop application installed on the admin user of this device? Did you receive any error messages when trying to uninstall? 

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