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Bill Schrier
2 months agoNew member | Level 1
How to stop Dropbox from automatically uploading my new PC's Photos?
I just purchased a new Windows 11 computer. I used an external hard drive to transfer 900GB of files from my old computer to the new one and then disconnected that hard drive. Now Dropbox appears to...
- 2 months ago
Bill Schrier wrote:
Am I doing something wrong?
Megan just gave you a direct link - you just needed to scroll down the page a bit more :)
Bill Schrier
New member | Level 1
Ok Mark and Megan, I figured out what is going on, although it is still strange. I have an SD card in my printer with 2016 files on it. I removed the SD card and the syncing stopped. So Dropbox was NOT going after my hard drive. Still, when I changed Autoplay "Memory Card" option from "Import Photos and Videos (Dropbox)" to "Open folder to view files", hours ago, that should have stopped the sync, right? Anyway, you can mark this issue resolved. I will use a new, empty, SD Card in the printer - I just use it to save scanned files.
Thanks.
Megan
2 months agoDropbox Staff
Awesome news Bill Schrier!
Thanks for letting me know. If you need something else, please let me know and I will be more than happy to help every step of the way. 😊
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