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How to stop the desktop app backing up my pc
How do I stop the Windows App trying to backup my PC. There are no settings when I open the app, only my list of files in DropBox. Since I could not stop,this function, I just deleted the desktop a...
Going to taskbar settings and looking at list of apps on the taskbar, Dropbox was not turned on. I turned it on but the icon still didn’t appear. I reinstalled again and still no luck. I restarted my PC and it finally appeared. 👍
There are no tabs in my app.😩
Also, the app also placed files on my backup flash drive. I don’t appreciate that because it is a password protected drive. 😡
have deleted the desktop app until I can trust it.
- Jay
Dropbox Staff
As you've deleted the app, it wouldn't be possible to delete the backup and restore the location of your folders to their default location easily.
Let me know when you wish to continue troubleshooting.
Can you fix it where it doesn’t do PC backups? It doesn’t do it on my iPad.
- Rich
Super User II
Regc wrote:
Can you fix it where it doesn’t do PC backups? It doesn’t do it on my iPad.
Dropbox only does backups if you enable it. It's not able to back up your files on its own. Either you enabled it in Preferences, or during installation you just clicked through the prompts and allowed it to back up your files.
