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Casey4's avatar
Casey4
Explorer | Level 4
2 years ago

HT move Desktop folder out of Dropbox

I'm on a Macbook Pro running Ventura. At some point in the past, I moved my Desktop folder into Dropbox. It no longer exists in my user folder, and has been replaced instead by an alias. I would like to move it back where it belongs, on my hard drive and in the user folder, but, given that Desktop plays a central role in Mac OS, I'm hesitant to just drag and drop. Would appreciate any advice, especially from someone who has experience with this issue. Thanks.

  • Hannah's avatar
    Hannah
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    Hey Casey4, just to clarify, how did you initially move the Desktop folder into your Dropbox?

     

    Did you enable our backup feature,  like Rich suggested or did you manually move it in the Dropbox folder?

    • Casey4's avatar
      Casey4
      Explorer | Level 4

      I believe I enabled backup, but it's been a while, so I'm not sure. Is there a way I can tell?

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    Casey4
    Explorer | Level 4

    Hi Rich, thanks for your suggestion. For some reason, when I follow link you attached, to a page that describes how to disable backups, the steps there don't match what I see on the Backups tab. I've attached two screenshots below. One shows the Backups tab itself, the other what I get when I click Manage Backups.

     

    After I click Manage Backups, there is no Adjust Settings option, nothing labeled Disable Backups, and nothing about Keeping content on my Mac or leaving it in Dropbox. Perhaps the procedure on this page hasn't kept up with the latest version, but in any case I decided to follow up to see if you can help. Thanks in advance.

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      Jay
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      Hi Casey4, could you try going onto the Account tab in the preferences window, and while holding the Option/Alt key, click 'Reset OS Folders' and let us know how it goes?

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        Casey4
        Explorer | Level 4

        Hey Jay . When I hold down Option the Account menu, I don't see a Reset OS Folders button. Here's a screenshot -