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sanchmo's avatar
sanchmo
New member | Level 2
4 years ago

STOP Dropbox from backing up external drive

I made the mistake of accepting a request from Dropbox to back up an external drive plugged into my Mac. I didn't stop to think the files in that drive were going to be huge video files that should N...
Computer Backup
desktop
Mac
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  • Hannah's avatar
    Hannah
    3 years ago

    Hey everyone!

     

    You should be able to find the steps on how to disable the external drive backup through the desktop application's preferences here.

     

    I hope this helps!

Hannah's avatar
Hannah
Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff
3 years ago

Hey everyone!

 

You should be able to find the steps on how to disable the external drive backup through the desktop application's preferences here.

 

I hope this helps!

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

    The link provided by Hannah from Dropbox leads to a "How to set up Dropbox Backup" document which does not have anything on it about disabling the backup of an external drive.

     

    It seems you need to download and install the latest version of the Dropbox desktop app in order to get an option for turning off the backup of a particular drive.

  • Sean13's avatar
    Sean13
    New member | Level 2
    2 years ago

    Hi just found this link due to same problem. Your link though takes me to a page where it shows me how to set up NOT disable ? I cant stop this thing from trying to upload 200K+ files but none of then ever show in my online dropbox either.

     

    I honestly just use to scan receipts etc

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

      Hi Sean13, the link is from a year ago, and the site has changed since then. This link should provide the information on how to delete a Dropbox Backup.

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