Stop files from downloading to drop box

Jay Community Moderator Dropbox dropbox. Dropbox has access to my "documents" folder. I think I've accidentally ticked the box for that to happen. But I do not want Dropbox to have access to anything on my pc but my other shared folders. How can I restrict access to "documents"? I can't seem to find any solution. Thanks for reaching out to us here Nazim Uddin Biplob! When you have the chance, please check out Jay's post here for some more info on this.

Many of my files and documents have been loaded in Dropbox I don't know how and there is no space to receive documents shared by others. When I try to delete documents in Dropbox, they are also deleted in my computer. The way we work is changing. Share and discover new ways to work smarter with Dropbox in our community. If you need more help you can view your support options expected response time for a ticket is 24 hours , or contact us on Twitter or Facebook.

For more info on available support options, see this article. Help center Community Dropbox learn Contact support. Turn on suggestions. Auto-suggest helps you quickly narrow down your search results by suggesting possible matches as you type. Showing results for. Show only Search instead for. Did you mean:. We're back with another 'How we use Dropbox' story - so find out how Emmet uses Dropbox to organize a decade of photos here!

A How do I stop Dropbox syncing my computer folders? Re: How to stop "My Docs" syncing into Dropbox. Hey KenJ , thanks for joining us here! Hope that helps! Explorer Level 4.

Pete W. New member Level 2. Re: Syncronization of Desktop,Documents,Downloads. Click the gear icon and select Preferences. Click the Account tab and then the Selective Sync button. You'll see a list of all the synced folders on Dropbox. Deselect Camera Uploads. Mac users: Click on the Dropbox icon in your menu bar, select the gear icon at the bottom left, and click on Preferences.

Click on the Account tab, and then click on Change Settings. Your photos will continue to upload to Dropbox, but they won't get pushed back down to your machine. And of course, you can also use this to keep other Dropbox folders in check. Find out how to download files and folders to your computer from dropbox. Learn how to find and unzip your downloads. Help center. Team admins Team members. How to stop and resume file syncing. Stop syncing To temporarily stop syncing your Dropbox files to your computer: Click the Dropbox icon in your taskbar Windows or menu bar Mac.

Hover over that text. Click that text. Resume syncing To resume syncing your Dropbox files to your computer: Click the Dropbox icon in your taskbar Windows or menu bar Mac.