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  • Click the Dropbox icon on the Mac menu bar, then click Preferences.
  • Click the Backups tab, then Manage Backups.
  • Click the Change folders button.
  • Uncheck both Desktop and Documents.
  • If asked, choose to keep the files on your Mac. It may take some time to download these files.

Google Drive

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  • Click the small Google Drive icon on the Mac's menu bar. Then click the gear wheel icon, then Preferences.
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  • On the left, click on My MacBook Pro (or whatever your computer is named). Then notice which folders are being backed up. The only ones we are concerned with are Documents and Desktop.
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  • Click on the first folder name, in this case Documents.
  • On the Documents settings window, UNCHECK 'Sync with Google Drive' to disable the backup for this folder.
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  • Confirm by clicking 'Stop syncing'.
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  • Repeat for Desktop.