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DigiDean
Helpful | Level 6
3 years ago

Where are the desktop app preferences on my Mac device?

I have seen multiple references to the Dropbox preferences. I've spent a lot of time looking, but I can't find preferences anywhere. Where is that?   Here's what I am seeing:    
Account Settings
desktop
Mac
Nancy's avatar
Nancy
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3 years ago

Hi DigiDean! Hope you’re doing well. 

 

If you look at your menu bar (at the top right corner of your screen, close to your clock settings), you should be seeing a small Dropbox icon. 

 

Please click there, and then click to the icon with your initials/profile picture. Your app preferences should be there.

 

Let me know, if you still can’t see them, though.

  • DigiDean's avatar
    DigiDean
    Helpful | Level 6
    3 years ago

    Thank you, Nancy! I see that now. Now my question is how do I tell it to back up both my external and internal drives?

     

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      Nancy
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      3 years ago

      Glad that helped! 

       

      You can follow these steps to enable computer and external drive backup on your desktop app (basically, you need to open your app preferences like before, and go to the Backups tab from there).

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