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Dropbox Syncing Without My Permission
Hi! I am running into a potential problem with Dropbox. When I started up my Windows 10 PC this evening, the Dropbox desktop app on my screen immediately started syncing, even though I had not prom...
- The Dropbox desktop application would only sync other computer folders (namely Desktop, Documents and Downloads) if you enabled the computer backup feature.
If it's disabled, all that would be synced are the files in the Dropbox folder itself. It doesn't sync your entire computer, as this feature isn't available on Dropbox.
Walter
Dropbox Staff
Dropbox StaffHey jasonspiano, sorry to hear you're having issues with this.
When you say you don't have permission, can you send us a screenshot of the exact error you're getting so that we can have a look too?
Also, do you see any backed up folders on your backups page?
- Hannah
Hey jasonspiano, do you have admin privileges on the PC?
