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Opted out of Dropbox Beta, but still have nagging bits lurking
Did some research on how to opt out of the Dropbox Beta, since I hate the new system hierarchy. Went to settings, turned "early Releases" off, signed out Dropbox, uninstalled the application, reinsta...
Just FYI, I told Dropbox to stop backing up my computer, and that fixed both my problem with the trash, and the problem with the documents folder. So I am limping away from my beta test disaster. And will find another entity to handle my computer backups.
I do not want my stuff only stored on the cloud, I want it to stay on my harddrive. But now, since the try beta fiasco
(From inside another program, in this case, InDesign) and I try to "place"
from DB icon from the sidebar, all I get is what is stored in my DB online.
To get to my documents folder (for instance) I have to go HARDDRIVE: USERS: (ME): DOCUMENTS. Every single time. Disturbingly, my Documents folder icon shows with a little arrow, indicating that it is a shortcut? Maybe?
Still having trouble with my trash can deleting instantly also. All this is since the beta try of DropBox.
Is there a more complete way to undo the beta "improvements?"
Megan
Dropbox Community Moderator
Dropbox Community ModeratorHi TypeNerd, your feedback regarding our Dropbox desktop application has been very valuable and I will endeavor to make sure your voice is heard.
Keep in mind that it sounds as if you're enabled our Backup feature too. Hence the confusion with your Documents folder.
You can always disable it, using these steps. If you have any other questions, let me know!
I would be willing to disable the dropbox backup temporarily, but would want to begin a backup somewhere asap ... would this change the document folder and trash behavior?
Do I need to find another method to backup my files now that the beta test has interfered with my system?
- Megan
Hi TypeNerd, when you say you'd want to begin a backup, what exactly do you mean?
The Trash behavior isn't related to us, I'm afraid. As for the Documents folder, it would revert it back to its original path.
Lastly, for your files, Dropbox should work seamlessly on the device, and we want to ensure this is the case.
Am I to understand that the documents folder foul-up is because I am also using DropBox for my computer backup?
And your fix is to stop backing up to Dropbox?
But then I need a different Backup program, I guess.
