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When I click the Dropbox icon on my task bar, there is no avatar for me to choose from.
I'll start with this: When I open Dropbox from my taskbar, there's no avatar for me to choose to set up Sync. If I go to my Dropbox account online, there's no Sync option under Preferences. Where am I going wrong? Thanks in advance.
Hi Judy12159, I hope you're doing well!
Have you made sure that you're clicking your little Dropbox icon,
that is located next to your WiFi, when trying to find your avatar, and preferences and not the bigger one that looks like this? 
As for your account online, you wouldn't be able to find your Sync tab, and preferences there, since these are tabs on the desktop app. Can you clarify what it is, that you're trying to achieve on your end?
Keep me posted, and we'll take it from there!
- Megan
Dropbox Staff
Hi Judy12159, I hope you're doing well!
Have you made sure that you're clicking your little Dropbox icon,
that is located next to your WiFi, when trying to find your avatar, and preferences and not the bigger one that looks like this? As for your account online, you wouldn't be able to find your Sync tab, and preferences there, since these are tabs on the desktop app. Can you clarify what it is, that you're trying to achieve on your end?
Keep me posted, and we'll take it from there!
Well, it looks like my Documents file is being correctly backed up and up to date, although I don't recall ever setting up the backup/sync process. In the process of figuring this out, though, at one point I was asked for my 12 words, which I had, but I was told that at least one of them was incorrect. Somehow, though, I was eventually able to check the backups to see that they are, in fact, accurate.
Will I have any issues in the future accessing my backups?
Does this mean I won't need Carbonite anymore? 😀One more (stupid?) question: There's constant reference to "external drive backups." If I haven't chosen an external drive, is my backup available on dropbox.com?
Another stupid question: The other day I copied my Documents folder to Dropbox using the blue icon. Obviously, that's not being backed up regularly. Can I just delete that?- Megan
Hi Judy12159, let's address one thing at a time.
Firstly, you shouldn't be having any issues with your Backups, but if you do we're always here. And yes, you should be able to see all of your Backups online here.
When you say you copied your Documents folder using the blue icon, do you mean that you dragged and dropped the content there, or copied it? Provided that you have our Backup feature enabled, that should be happening automatically if you have chosen to backup Documents in your Dropbox folder.
When you say delete that, are you referring to the blue Dropbox icon, or something different?
Lastly, as for the Passcode, this is a feature found on our mobile app, and it's not available on desktop. When you follow the steps provided in the Help Center article, I'm assuming you don't see the option there, right?
Which version of our mobile app do you use on your end?
I press the icon on task bar but dropbox does not open
- Open the Dropbox app and tap the menu button.
- Tap the gear icon (or Settings in older versions of the app).
- Under the Features section, tap Configure Passcode.
- Tap Turn passcode on.
- Enter and confirm your new passcode.
On my Pixel 7, I don't have a "features" section. How can I set up a passcode?
Also, can I set up a passcode on my Windows computer?
