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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, Docum...
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ljm317
Explorer | Level 3

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

 

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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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