How can I stop a computer that hasn't been used in months from syncing with my account?

Maryn M.

I would appreciate advice on this scenario:

I am a solo user. I have Dropbox synced across several computers: a desktop and a laptop that are in my possession, and another desktop at a family house that has been shut down for months. Now someone else needs to use that machine; I will not be present. If sync is initiated on that machine, it could cause chaos between the up-to-date files in the machines with me, and the files in the other location.

What should I ask them to do to prevent this happening?

My thought was this:
- Disconnect Ethernet before boot and disable wifi immediately.
- go into Finder and rename the Dropbox folder so that sync does not recognize it.
- then reconnect to networks.

Is this the correct workflow? Ia there something else I can do that would be under my control and not relying on the remote person's actions?

The computers are all varieties of Mac running varieties of Sequoia.

Thank you.

Hannah

Hi there, @Maryn M., thanks for posting your question to our Community!

To get to the point, all you need to do to stop this computer from syncing, is delete it from your connected devices.

You can do so from the security page in your account settings here. Just scroll to the bottom of the page and trash the computer in question.

This will disconnect it from your account along with the Dropbox folder, which will no longer be linked and syncing.

You or the other person can then delete the Dropbox folder and sign in to the Dropbox app with their own credentials (if they plan on using the Dropbox app, that is).

I hope this helps and let me know if you have any questions!