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Lucylu91's avatar
Lucylu91
Explorer | Level 4
4 years ago

How do I delete my PC Desktop in Dropbox?

How do I delete my PC Desktop in Dropbox? I am not sure how I added it and now I can't undo it? Does anyone know how to unsync? 
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  • Здравко's avatar
    Здравко
    4 years ago

    Hi Lucylu91,

    Seems you have activated "Dropbox Backup" feature unintentionally. That's the issue! To turn the feature off, take a look on "Turn off computer backup" section in referred topic (follow the link). On step 6 choose "Keep content in folders on this PC/Mac", not "Leave content in Dropbox".

    Hope this helps.

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RDO61
New member | Level 2
3 years ago

I do not want to store my desktop files in dropbox. How do i remove them without losing them?

  • Rich's avatar
    Rich
    Icon for Super User II rankSuper User II
    3 years ago
    RDO61 wrote:

    I do not want to store my desktop files in dropbox. How do i remove them without losing them?

    Disable the backup feature and select the option to Keep content in folders on this PC/Mac.

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