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J900
2 years agoNew member | Level 2
Alias file in Dropbox following Sonoma
Hello. After loading Sonoma on a laptop, an alias file named MyMac (MacbookPro.local) appeared in Dropbox. It’s my downloads folder and is so large it caused Dropbox to stop syncing. I am concerned t...
- 2 years ago
J900 wrote:
After loading Sonoma on a laptop, an alias file named MyMac (MacbookPro.local) appeared in Dropbox. It’s my downloads folder ...It sounds like you may have the backup feature enabled, which MOVES your key folders (Desktops, Downloads, etc.) into your Dropbox folder so they will sync.
Rich
2 years agoSuper User II
J900 wrote:
After loading Sonoma on a laptop, an alias file named MyMac (MacbookPro.local) appeared in Dropbox. It’s my downloads folder ...
It sounds like you may have the backup feature enabled, which MOVES your key folders (Desktops, Downloads, etc.) into your Dropbox folder so they will sync.
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