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Lori10
New member | Level 2
10 months ago

How to stop Dropbox from opening automatically on Mac

I've tried to follow the instructions that were provided to Walter on 2/6/23 to disable automatic Dropbox start-up when I open my Mac. When I click on the Dropbox icon at the bottom of my screen, I g...
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  • Rich's avatar
    Rich
    10 months ago
    Lori10 wrote:

    When I click on the Dropbox icon at the bottom of my screen, I get the file folders that I've set up, not a page that has my Profile initials. Where do I locate the Preferences?

    You need to click the Dropbox icon in your menu bar; not the one at the bottom of the screen.

     

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Rich
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Lori10 wrote:

When I click on the Dropbox icon at the bottom of my screen, I get the file folders that I've set up, not a page that has my Profile initials. Where do I locate the Preferences?

You need to click the Dropbox icon in your menu bar; not the one at the bottom of the screen.

 

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Lori10
New member | Level 2
10 months ago

Thank you, Rich! I stumbled the Preferences tab accidentally. What a relief. And I very much appreciate your help!

Lori

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