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mdea1a
Explorer | Level 4
12 months ago

Still syncing desktop and downloads

I am confused and frustrated that Dropbox keeps syncing my desktop and downloads. I have it disabled in the local app and on the web login, yet it keeps happening. I read articles, I deleted the enti...
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Walter
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Hi there mdea1a - sorry to hear about this.

 

Can you please navigate to your backups page and let me know if you're able to find and/or delete your backups from there?

 

If you do and the issue persists, please send us a screenshot of the app's status so that we can have a look too.

 

Thanks!

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mdea1a
Explorer | Level 4
12 months ago

Thank you. Yesterday, I tried to delete the backups from the web page you linked. And it subsequently deleted my downloads and desktop files on the computer too. And so I had to restore them. It says that it is unlinked. It says backup is disabled. It said that before I reinstalled per the other instructions in this forum.

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    mdea1a
    Explorer | Level 4
    12 months ago

    Here is the second screenshot of the local app

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      Megan
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      12 months ago

      Hi mdea1a, thanks for the screenshots! 

       

      Based on the info that you shared with us, it seems that Backup is indeed disabled. 

       

      Is your Downloads & Desktop folder both inside Dropbox as we speak? 

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        mdea1a
        Explorer | Level 4
        12 months ago

        Yes and as noted, when I try to remove it, it deletes the files from online Dropbox but also locally on my computer. Hope there is a solution to disconnect it. Here is the screenshot of how it shows in Finder within my Dropbox

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