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Stuck's avatar
Stuck
Helpful | Level 5
5 years ago

Taking back my computer's files from Dropbox.

Unaware of the consequences, in one click I uploaded all my computer files to Dropbox. I want them out of Dropbox without deleting them from my computer. Forum answers linked me to unhelpful instruct...
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  • Jay's avatar
    Jay
    5 years ago

    Hi Stuck, thanks for joining the Community!

     

    Are you certain that you're clicking the Dropbox icon near the clock on your machine? You can see where the icon is supposed to be on this page.

     

    A single click should open the app, whereas a doubleclick will open the Dropbox folder.

     

    Keep me posted!

Bronte's avatar
Bronte
Explorer | Level 3

Dropbox seems to have hijacked my computer and is controlling backup. I don't want to do this an simply want to use it for occasional use to transfer and receive large files.  I'm told I'm out of space but don't know how free up space and stop cloud backup.

Megan's avatar
Megan
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3 years ago

Hey there, Bronte, I hope you're having a great week so far. 

 

It seems you might have enabled our Computer backup feature. You can find out the steps as to how you can disable the feature here. 

 

If you need anything, don't hesitate to let me know. 

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