Unable to stop or turn off desktop backup [SOLVED]

[boominski]

A while ago I turned on the new 'backup desktop/documents/downloads' feature. Now I want to turn it off, but I can't. There's no obvious 'turn this feature off' button. All the instructions I've seen point to a 'manage backups' or 'import' tab, which I don't have. I've upgraded to the latest Beta (Win 10), uninstalled, reinstalled, rebooted several times and nothing. I've just set Dropbox up again and I have unchecked the 'MY PC' box. But Dropbox is just merrily syncing all my stuff again. It's insane that Dropbox would enable this feature and not give users a simple way to turn the thing off. Does anyone know how I can do it?

[frank0434]

Thanks for this solution. 

Seems the only viable solution so far. 

[Enomy]

Thanks so much dude. This solution calmed my anger and restored my photoshop from being torn to pieces by dropbox, and the rest of my desktop seems recovered as well
Thank you!!

[JGLR]

Have the same problem. I can untick the folders but than the 'save' option becomes inactive?

[Jay]

Hi @JGLR, if the Save option is inactive, then it could mean that the computer backup feature is already disabled. When you view the Backups tab in the Dropbox desktop application, does it show 'Set up', or Manage at the top?

[JGLR]

This is what I get...

[Jay]

Yes, it looks like it's disabled, so it isn't active currently.

Are the Desktop, Documents and Downloads folders still in the Dropbox folder?

[JGLR]

Yes they are and if I try to remove them they seem also to get lost from my pc?

[Jay]

Could you go into the Dropbox desktop application preferences, click the Account tab, press Alt+H, and then choose 'Reset OS folders'?

This will move the folders and files back to their previous locations, which will also delete them from the Dropbox account online.
 

[JGLR]

Tried so, it confirmed that it will stop back up but I still sees the file 'pc' in my online account?

[Jay]

Is it just the folder 'PC', with no other files or folders inside?