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Dropbox computer backup: how to undo?
I uninstalled and reinstalled Dropbox because of some issues with syncing.
In reinstalling, I thought I clicked on "no, I don't want dropbox to backup my computer" but apparently I clicked wrong be...
Apparently I fixed it with the power of intense fiddling.
Following the steps given on the website here: https://help.dropbox.com/en-en/installs-integrations/sync-uploads/computer-backup
It wouldn't let me unsync everything per se, so I had to sync everything but one folder, go ahead until it let me set up the syncing again and unsync that folder. Weird I know, but it worked in letting me unsync. Anyways.
After doing that, I headed to the Dropbox folder and deleted the "my computer files" file, which is basically linked to the C: module.
If I tried to delete the whole folder it would give me a warning showing me it was deleting loads of files, but deleting just the link went smoothly and I lost no data.
Then I was able to delete the folder "computer backup" without any warnings from my computer, and again I lost no data.
Language may vary as my system isn't in English, but sharing the solution in hopes to help someone else down the line.
Hope this helps!
This would be one of the most perplexing and infuriating irritations about DropBox. Period!!! The method to do this simple task is amazing complex and most of the examples given in the help menu are not just frustrating, but do not work because the screen menu is different to what the help menu says. Never ever will I use this useless program again!! Seriously, why make it so complicated to simply undo a simple backup process and why in hell would you ever ask a computer to backup to DropBox and then once they are deleted from DropBox they are automatically deleted from your computer!!! WTF? And still after all this time I keep getting messages about upgrading my DropBox because its full and they hold you ransom because if you delete the damm application you lose all your data from your computer!! Nonsense!!
Hi Pips,
Have you tried the method I used? Did it work for you? It worked for me... I hope you can fix your problem too! It really is annoying, one misclick can lead to a whole mess!
your solution would have been great, except it failed 1 min into it, after removing everything from my desktop.
nothing was moved to dropbox
