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Casey4
Explorer | Level 4
3 years ago

HT move Desktop folder out of Dropbox

I'm on a Macbook Pro running Ventura. At some point in the past, I moved my Desktop folder into Dropbox. It no longer exists in my user folder, and has been replaced instead by an alias. I would like...
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Casey4's avatar
Casey4
Explorer | Level 4
3 years ago

Hi Rich, thanks for your suggestion. For some reason, when I follow link you attached, to a page that describes how to disable backups, the steps there don't match what I see on the Backups tab. I've attached two screenshots below. One shows the Backups tab itself, the other what I get when I click Manage Backups.

 

After I click Manage Backups, there is no Adjust Settings option, nothing labeled Disable Backups, and nothing about Keeping content on my Mac or leaving it in Dropbox. Perhaps the procedure on this page hasn't kept up with the latest version, but in any case I decided to follow up to see if you can help. Thanks in advance.

  • Jay's avatar
    Jay
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    3 years ago

    Hi Casey4, could you try going onto the Account tab in the preferences window, and while holding the Option/Alt key, click 'Reset OS Folders' and let us know how it goes?

    • Casey4's avatar
      Casey4
      Explorer | Level 4
      3 years ago

      Hey Jay . When I hold down Option the Account menu, I don't see a Reset OS Folders button. Here's a screenshot -

      • Nancy's avatar
        Nancy
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        3 years ago

        Hi from me too, Casey4!

         

        Do you mind uploading one more screenshot of what you see on this page?

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