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Dropbox backup question - how to make sure it is disabled?
Hello there,
I got a question related to Dropbox Backup feature. Today I installed Dropbox on one of my PCs and while setting it all up I was asked if I want to backup my files, I picked 'not n...
Nancy
Dropbox Staff
Dropbox StaffHi nataliaz! I hope you’re doing well.
As mentioned above, if you don’t see any backups when visiting the Backups page, then your files shouldn’t be backed up to Dropbox indeed.
Also, what you can do as an extra test is to add a couple of files to your main computer folders (Documents/Desktop/Downloads) and then, check your Dropbox account. Since computer backup hasn’t been enabled, the files won’t show up on your Dropbox account after that.
Hope this helps a bit.
Hi Nancy !
Thank you! Just to double-check: by adding files and checking Dropbox account you mean checking the Backups page or checking Dropbox folder (its content?) - where newly added files should appear then?
