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Forum Discussion
How to disable DropBox Update?
How do I prevent DropBox Update from booting on Windows (10 Pro) startup?
I've tried everything (see screenshots below spoilertag), but it will still boot, and I have to kill it manually every time...
schroumpf wrote:
I think tampering with a private (or company) computer without authorisation is called 'hacking' and I believ it is illegal.
When it's unauthorized, that's correct, but Dropbox updating itself is completely authorized. It's stated in the terms that it may update itself periodically. These are the terms that you agree to by using the software and service so, effectively, you authorized Dropbox to update itself as needed.
Dropbox should be brough to court for passed hacking activities and forced to stop this practice.
Dropbox hasn't "hacked" anything. A program self updating, even without user control/intervention, is not hacking. If you're a Windows 10 user then you experience the same thing with the forced Windows Updates. Is Microsoft hacking your computer as well?
That's pretty ridiculous. No program should do that, no matter how trusted.
I might just try and delete DropboxUpdate.exe and see what that does. If it messes up my Dropbox installation, I can always reïnstall the desktop app.
I think tampering with a private (or company) computer without authorisation is called 'hacking' and I believ it is illegal.
Dropbox should be brough to court for passed hacking activities and forced to stop this practice.
As far as I am concerned I will uninstall dropbox check for cloud without forced update and if I do not find it I'll switch to micro sd cards that are now available in 500 gb and do not force me to struggle for internet connection.
- Rich
Super User II
schroumpf wrote:
I think tampering with a private (or company) computer without authorisation is called 'hacking' and I believ it is illegal.
When it's unauthorized, that's correct, but Dropbox updating itself is completely authorized. It's stated in the terms that it may update itself periodically. These are the terms that you agree to by using the software and service so, effectively, you authorized Dropbox to update itself as needed.
Dropbox should be brough to court for passed hacking activities and forced to stop this practice.
Dropbox hasn't "hacked" anything. A program self updating, even without user control/intervention, is not hacking. If you're a Windows 10 user then you experience the same thing with the forced Windows Updates. Is Microsoft hacking your computer as well?
Why such option as "Disable update" is not available? I mean it is something that is crucial, considering not all users have a fast connection, I mean I only maxed out at 2 Mbps (I know, it is very bad, don't argue)
This is beyond stupid! And the updater is so ef-uped that it's downloading 160MB of update almost every day. Dear effin Dropbox - add option how often the update should be checked and if I want to get the dam update - in the end this is MY machine and not yours, and it seems (with the beloved "Terms of service") you think you can do virtually everything... So this is more like "legal virus".
Actually I'm on the verge of getting rid of this "application" as it's so annoying…
schroumpf wrote:I think tampering with a private (or company) computer without authorisation is called 'hacking' and I believ it is illegal.
Dropbox should be brough to court for passed hacking activities and forced to stop this practice.
As far as I am concerned I will uninstall dropbox check for cloud without forced update and if I do not find it I'll switch to micro sd cards that are now available in 500 gb and do not force me to struggle for internet connection.
In fairness to Dropbox, they do present the user with a EULA.
In reality, enterprise users are not legally allowed to agree to a vendor's EULA, or any other legal agreement.
We manage ten thousand plus Macs, we are on the hook for disabling updates.
Not to ignore/dismiss updates...but rather to inernally vet the update...an internal mandate in most enterprise firms.
Once an update is vetted, it would be deployed through staging pocess (small test group, bigger test group, full deployment).
Dropbox can easily provide a defaults command to disable updates, enforceable at the Computer level via Configuration Profile.
