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Steve B.19
9 years agoNew member | Level 2
How can I turn off the notification sound and popup that a file has been added or deleted?
When someone sharing my Dropbox adds or deletes a file I get a tone and popup that interrupts what I'm working on. It's particularly annoying when I'm putting on a presentation. How can I turn this...
- 7 years agoDropbox doesn't have notification sounds of its own. It uses the notification system of your operating system. It sends a notification to your OS, and your OS determines how to display it.
a_moral
Helpful | Level 5
I'm having the exact opposite problem: I'm looking for a way to enable a sound notification for updated (synched) files (windows 7)! if you found a way to turn yours off, let me know so I can reverse it XD thx!
Rich
7 years agoSuper User II
Dropbox doesn't have notification sounds of its own. It uses the notification system of your operating system. It sends a notification to your OS, and your OS determines how to display it.
- a_moral7 years agoHelpful | Level 5
Yes, I've noticed the absence of notification sounds in the dropbox software for years now even though ppl have been asking for them and used 3rd party software like growl to walk around this issue. Yet some users seem to have trouble with their OS sending out notifications for dropbox and as I've said, I'd be really interested in the original users post since they were using Win7 and I personally can't figure it out.
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