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bob99
Helpful | Level 5
4 years ago

Stop creating a file (.dropbox.device) on every device I connect to my pc!

Simple solution had at least an option in the settings to disable this feature.   I red a lot of messages in this community going back over a year now... and I understand why it's being created t...
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  • Walter's avatar
    Walter
    3 years ago

    Hi all - thanks for ongoing patience and feedback on this.

     

    Could you please let us know if you notice this behavior after installing our latest, stable version of the desktop app found on this page?

     

    Thanks so much!

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Hannah
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Hey bob99, thanks for reaching out to our Community and happy Monday!

Would you mind sending me a screenshot of this file as it appears on a connected device?

Also, have you maybe enabled our camera uploads feature on your Dropbox desktop app?

Thanks!
bob99's avatar
bob99
Helpful | Level 5
4 years ago

Here are two screenshot:

 

Can't seem to find camera upload...

  • Gigabyte's avatar
    Gigabyte
    Helpful | Level 6
    4 years ago

    Please tell me how stopped creation of these files on all devices connected to the PC? This is terrible! Files are created, including on client devices, which we connect to our PCs and we receive indignation from them as well!

     

    Identify devices by VolumeID and store settings locally. Why write them to devices? Moreover, for example, for me, any synchronization and import of photos for ALL devices is turned off. What additional files can there be in this case, if the Dropbox should not import anything from anywhere?

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