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sixstringbuzz
4 years agoHelpful | Level 6
I told Dropbox to not backup an external drive; now I've changed my mind
The subject pretty much says it all! I'm on a Mac and I connected an external drive (formatted HFS+). A popup came up asking if I wanted to backup this drive to Dropbox and I said no. Now I'd like to...
- 3 years ago
Hi Noizy, since you are on Windows, please note that Windows has a limit of 15 overlay icons that Windows Explorer can load, and the operating system reserves 4 for its own use.
That could be the culprit there. Can you have a look into this thread, and what my colleague suggested there, and let me know if this resolves things?
RDustinC
4 years agoNew member | Level 2
I'm having this exact same issue! I said "No" to the initial pop-ups, now I can't get them to return! Someone at DropBox is looking into it ....
JanToni
4 years agoHelpful | Level 5
I am facing the same problem here. Said no to the backup, but now I want it.
Where does DP store that decision?
P.S.: I am using a mac
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