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ljm317's avatar
ljm317
Explorer | Level 3
5 years ago

How to stop syncing my macbook air with dropbox

Hi, I am new to dropbox.

 

When I did the setup, I didnt understand the questions about "backing up and syncing my macbook air".  Now Dropbox is copying everything from my Desktop, Downloads, Documents folders on my Mac to dropbox.  I do not want this.

 

Can I simply delete the folders from Dropbox (and all the contents).  Will this still leave all the files on my computer?

 

Scared I will delete everything........  appreciate any assistance as im not technologically gifted.

 

Thank you.  

 

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    • ljm317's avatar
      ljm317
      Explorer | Level 3
      5 years ago

      Hi Walter,

       

      Thank you for your reply.  I have follwed all the instructions as listed to stop the back up.

       

      I did get the following response.  

       

      How do I get DropBox to stop trying to Sync .... it is at over 400k items and counting.....  

       

      Thank you,

      Lisa

    • ljm317's avatar
      ljm317
      Explorer | Level 3
      5 years ago

      Hi Walter,

       

      Me again ... now I have this pop up.

      I am unclear what to do, as I dont want to lose the documents on my Macbook.

      When it mentions "devices" below, does that include the Macbook?

      Obviously I am confused....

      Thanks,

      Lisa

       

      • Walter's avatar
        Walter
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        5 years ago

        Thanks for the follow up, Lisa.

         

        This message is referring to the file (or folder in this case) being deleted on any devices you might have connected to your account; not your computer's hard drive (assuming that you'll be moving them there that is). 

         

        Let me know if you have any additional questions! 

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