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johnni88
Helpful | Level 6
2 years ago

How to stop Airdrop transfers ending up in Dropbox downloads by default. How to change this?

Hi  can anyone help me with something simple please?   When using airdrop transfer. How can I have the airdrop transfer arrive in icloud so I can see the transfer across all my devices? Current...
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    johnni88
    2 years ago

    I thought that is what you meant, but mine is different. I think I found the issue anyway and sorted it out through another way.

     

    Thanks for your help though!

     

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SteveJulien
Explorer | Level 4
2 years ago

This happened to me and was very annoying.

I reached out to Dropbox support and this fixed it:

 

1.Click the Dropbox icon in the menu bar (Mac).
2.Click the Sync and Backups tab.
3.Click Mac.
4.Click Change folders.
5.Uncheck the box next to the Downloads folder.
6.Click Save.
7.Restart your computer.

 

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    johnni88
    Helpful | Level 6
    2 years ago

    Hi SteveJulien 

     

    Yes, it was incredibly annoying.

    I can't seem to find your second point (2.) of locating the sync and backups tab after clicking the Dropbox icon.

    Can you elaborate further on those instructions somehow, please?

     

    Thank you - John

    • SteveJulien's avatar
      SteveJulien
      Explorer | Level 4
      2 years ago

      Here is is on mine, hope that helps!

       

       

      • johnni88's avatar
        johnni88
        Helpful | Level 6
        2 years ago

        I thought that is what you meant, but mine is different. I think I found the issue anyway and sorted it out through another way.

         

        Thanks for your help though!

         

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