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dukiebluedoc
Explorer | Level 3
9 months ago

Dropbox Mac has hijacked my Screenshots

I have Dropbox on my Mac OS  Sonoma. As soon as it was installed, my Screenshots disappeared from my Mac Desktop and appeared in Dropbox. How can I stop this? I do NOT want my screenshots in Dropb...
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Walter
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You should be able to see the option that allows you to save your screenshots to Dropbox in the app's preferences under the backups tab dukiebluedoc 

 

If you choose to reinstall the app and give it a go, let me know of the outcome! 

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Slimink
New member | Level 2
9 months ago

Back ups tab? Where is that located?  (please don't say under "Preferences" since that is an illusive tab on a MacBook Pro, also.)

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