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yesthatsandra's avatar
yesthatsandra
Explorer | Level 3
5 months ago

Why are Dropbox files regularly copying to my desktop?

Why are Dropbox files regularly copying to my desktop? Even files I delete.

  • Mark's avatar
    Mark
    3 months ago

    Dropbox wont work if you are also syncing it to OneDrive (as the path shows). You need to stop using it with 2 cloud services. 

     

    Also, its no longer possible to sync the Desktop now with Dropbox. It was a feature of the backup system, but, removed when it launched out of beta. 

  • Hannah's avatar
    Hannah
    Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff

    Hey there, yesthatsandra, thanks for posting to our Community.

     

    When you say that Dropbox is copying files to your desktop, can you please clarify what you mean a bit?

     

    Do you mean that files already inside your Dropbox folder, get copied over to your computer's Desktop folder as well?

     

    Or simply that your Dropbox files, apart from the website, also reside in your computer's hard drive?

     

    Let me know and we'll go from there.

    • yesthatsandra's avatar
      yesthatsandra
      Explorer | Level 3

      Yes, files already in my Dropbox folder get copied to my desktop. It has happened more than once on what feels like a regular basis. Maybe once every two weeks? I haven't tracked the timing yet. I delete them or move them back to the Dropbox folder then ?two weeks later they show up on my desktop again!

      • Nancy's avatar
        Nancy
        Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff

        yesthatsandra, can you send a screenshot of a file that’s showing in your Dropbox folder and which has also been copied over to your local device?

         

        Are you taking any actions on Dropbox, right before this starts?

         

        Are these files backed up with Dropbox Backup, by any chance?

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