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A connected external drive does not show up so that it can be selected for backup.
I'm running Windows 11 I have an external 4 terabyte external drive that is always connected. I would like to setup "backup" for this drive by it does not show up in the selection list under "Manage Backups" At one point a long time ago Dropbox asked me if I would like to setup backup for this drive and I said NO at that time. I have not found any way to reverse that decision. I suspect I might be able to relabel the drive but thats not really a solution I want to use,
Unable to stop Mac Backup 'to manage these settings, sign in on the same computer'...
I have two Macs.... iMac and MacBook. I have dropbox set up on both, and a backup setup on both. I am able to manage the MacBook backup...on the MacBook. But the iMac backup I get the message 'To manage these settings, sign in on the same computer you used to start the backup'.... and I get that message on both Macs.... I have no way to disable this backup? My iMac backup seems to be constantly chugging away and affects my daily upload. I am fed up with it and just want to kill off the Dropbox Backup feature Any help much appreciated.
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 now' and thought all is good. But I wanted to double-check that Dropbox is indeed not backing up my files.Using my my desktop app, I went to 'preferences' -> 'backups' and then, to my surprise, I saw I have there the option 'manage backups' visible not 'setup' as Dropbox page suggests I should have then when my backup option is disabled. When I'm clicking 'manage backups' I got the same pop-up window again as I got at the beginning - the one with a folder list and two options 'configure' and 'not now'. When I'm checking 'backup' subpage on dropbox.com website, I don't see anything there - the list is empty and when clicking 'manage backups' -> 'open backups settings' from there it redirects me to Dropbox desktop app where I have the option to 'add backup' and my PC is listed as the option. So from my perspective, it looks as if I didn't enable backup indeed, but the fact I don't have 'set up', there - only 'manage backups' under 'Preferences' -> 'Backup' is very confusing for me. Is that normal to have 'manage backups' if I didn't decide to backup anything? Did Dropbox change the names on these buttons? I'm using my app in Polish btw., but I don't think that may be a translation thing. Is there any way I can be 100% sure Dropbox is not doing any backups of my files? Sorry for this anxious tone, but as you clearly see, I'm an overthinker. I would appreciate any insight you can give me. Have a great day!