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vfairon's avatar
vfairon
New member | Level 2
2 years ago

Icon on Document without sync

I recently installed Dropbox on my mac with the intention of NOT using it to sync the Desktop and Document folder. But the two folders have the dropbox icon on it. However, they are not syncing... Additionally I cannot drag and drop into those folders...
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  • vfairon's avatar
    vfairon
    2 years ago

    Thank you for your reply. I had not activated that option but ended up doing so and now... it works 😉 ! Thank you !

     

  • Walter's avatar
    Walter
    Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff
    2 years ago

    Hey vfairon, sorry to hear you're having issues with this.

     

    Did you by any chance turn on the Dropbox Backup feature at some point?

     

    Could you send us a screenshot of the desktop app's status and version as shown in your menu bar and clarify your device's exact OS version?

     

    Any additional information is more than welcome!

    • vfairon's avatar
      vfairon
      New member | Level 2
      2 years ago

      Thank you for your reply. I had not activated that option but ended up doing so and now... it works 😉 ! Thank you !

       

      • Walter's avatar
        Walter
        Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff
        2 years ago

        Glad to hear that it's sorted now vfairon 

         

        See you around the Community and enjoy the remainder of your week!

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