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How to access Dropbox preferences in Windows 11
Hi folks, I use Windows 11 and somehow ticked automatic backup of computer files into Dropbox. Tried to change this in preferences but I am not sure how to access Dropbox preferences in Windows 11. Any help as to how to stop automatic back up or accessing preferences is much appreciated. JKJ1
- Hannah
Dropbox Staff
Hey jkj1, thanks for reaching out to the Dropbox Community!
You should be able to access the Dropbox preferences from the Dropbox icon in your system tray.
Once you locate them, you can follow the steps here to disable computer backup.
Let me know how it goes!Why isn't there any answer, ever? Google more and more often directs me to dumb forum posts without any answer. Is it because people just gave up on doing anything with their computer? I don't care about why they did that, this is just a total non-sense shame for me. I spend my week trying, trying, trying, getting all sorts of issues, search on Google and fall almost systematically on posts with no answers or just repeats of non-working solutions. Dropbox preferences should be accessible by clicking on the Dropbox icon, then there should be an avatar icon at upper right corner, but I don't have the avatar icon. I tried multiple times, to no avail, no icon at upper right corner, and no answer anywhere about why I don't have the icon. Dropbox works correctly besides that though, so don't ask me to repeatedly reinstall, that won't help. Could it be that Google is now the "wrong" search engine and I need to use something else to get more useful results?
- Rich
Super User II
EricBuist wrote:
Dropbox preferences should be accessible by clicking on the Dropbox icon ...
It is.
... then there should be an avatar icon at upper right corner ...There is.
The Dropbox icon you need to click is the one in your system tray, near the clock on your task bar. Click it once to open the app and you'll see your user icon in the upper-right corner. Click that and you'll get a menu where you can select Preferences.
If you're on a Mac it's the same process, only the Dropbox icon will be on your menu bar, also near the clock.
