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How do I unsync Dropbox from Ms Word so documents don't automatically download into Dropbox? I contacted Dropbox in frustration but they wouldn't help me as they said it was an "MS Word problem." However, I NEVER set up or changed any settings on MS Word that would authorize this automatic download of documents to Dropbox!
Basically, I don't want ANY thing downloaded (photos, docs, screen captures, etc) that I don't specify on an individual basis. (Though I don't mind if Sreenshots are turned on.)
So, does anyone know where in MS Word I can find and then change this setting? I feel like Dropbox has taken over my computer!
Hi @jennikeast, It seems to me that you using MS Word on Windows or Mac, and saving the files inside Dropbox folder. Note that anything you save inside your Dropbox folder will be synced. The default location for Dropbox in windows is C:\Users\UserName\Dropbox. In case you are using a Mac, it is /Users/UserName/Dropbox. If you do not want to sync certain files, you should save them in a different location than the Dropbox location.
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Hi @jennikeast, It seems to me that you using MS Word on Windows or Mac, and saving the files inside Dropbox folder. Note that anything you save inside your Dropbox folder will be synced. The default location for Dropbox in windows is C:\Users\UserName\Dropbox. In case you are using a Mac, it is /Users/UserName/Dropbox. If you do not want to sync certain files, you should save them in a different location than the Dropbox location.
Thanks for this; however, I have no idea of what "arrow" you're referring to. Are you talking about Dropbox? If so, there isn't any arrow on the left—just the Dropbox symbol. If you're referring to MS Word, I also don't know what arrow you'd be referring to.
If you could be more specific, I'd appreciate it.
Thanks!
Apparently this is the case. But I don't have Dropbox as an automatic "Save As" default, so I'm wondering how this could happen?
For example, I have numerous folders with variations of the folder name "Disney." Before Dropbox (and for that matter, iCloud), I only had one option: My Documents on my Mac. Now it appears I will always have to click on "Save as" on any document I've just created to make sure it's going exactly where I want it (which 90% of the time will be under Documents vs. Dropbox or iCloud. Rather annoying I have to say!
When I discovered that several articles that I just wrote about Disneyland ended up in Dropbox Disney folder (which should only have my images that I will end up sharing with my editor), I had to immediately figure out a way to move them out of there and into my Disney folder in Documents. Turns out, there's no easy way to do that. Dropbox, from what I can tell, won't allow you to Move a Folder to a folder outside of Dropbox (onto my computer). Instead, I have to download those articles, then open up another Finder window and drag them to the correct Disney folder in my Documents.
Whew! Talk about a real time waster. (Not to mention having to REMEMBER each and every time to check and make sure I'm not saving something in Dropbox that I don't want to. Ugh.
Anyway, thanks for your help on this. Hopefully the problem is solved, unless you have something else to add that might be helpful to me in this regard?
🙂
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Thanks for all your input. I just forwarded this conversation to a friend who might be able to help me find this default setting on MS Office 2011. Because thus far, I haven't been able to find it. Googling it hasn't helped either, unless someone here knows where I can find that info (please send link if you can) for the 2011 version of MS Office.
If I can't get help with this, I'll have to buy the 2016 MS Office version for Mac just so I can get free tech support for this issue! I should probably buy a new version anyway since I have had compatibility issues with 2011 and other version of MS Word.
Once I find a solution (unless the solution means being forced to buy 2016 MS Office), I'll mark this as RESOLVED on this forum. 🙂
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Tried it. But it's not a solution for reasons too complicated to post here. Too much minutiae and I don't have the time. Anyway, I'm done—going to have to just buy the latest version of MS Office and have them help me. Seems I have no other choice.
So I'm afraid I can't mark any of these posts as "Accept as Solution" only because I didn't find one. But hey, you all tried. 🙂
Hi @jennikeast, if you have some more patience, can you please try this? Apology: I do not have a 2011 version of MS Word, and I found these information from the internet.
Go to Preference menu in Word
Then go to File Locations.
There, I think, you shold see Dropbox path in the Location filed corresponding to Documents, chage it to another directory (say, ~/Documents). Hope this helps you.
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