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pedalgirl
Explorer | Level 4
4 years ago

Dropbox app (121.4.4267) opens Finder window (Big Sur 11.3.1)

I'm not panicking, yet.   Turned on Dropbox back up.  Sync'd Downloads, Documents and Desktop to dropbox - then read more about the feature.   Decided that I did not want to use it, for reasons un...
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  • Hannah's avatar
    Hannah
    4 years ago
    Hey pedalgirl, thanks for reaching out!

    Did you try getting to the Dropbox application's preferences from the Dropbox icon in your menu bar, to turn off the computer backup feature? What did you see?

    Keep me posted!
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Hannah
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Hey pedalgirl, thanks for reaching out!

Did you try getting to the Dropbox application's preferences from the Dropbox icon in your menu bar, to turn off the computer backup feature? What did you see?

Keep me posted!
pedalgirl's avatar
pedalgirl
Explorer | Level 4
4 years ago

Ah, thanks for pointing me there - "syncing paused".  But actions would indicate otherwise - all new docs get saved to the Dropbox site, AND on my Mac.

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    pedalgirl
    Explorer | Level 4
    4 years ago

    OK, life is GREAT again, thank you!  Found the settings in dropdown menu for turning off the back up, all good. Oh my, thank you!

    • Hannah's avatar
      Hannah
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      4 years ago
      Haha, perfect! Always happy to hear that life is great!

      If you ever need anything else, make sure to let us know.

      Have a wonderful weekend!

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