By default, Dropbox starts whenever you turn on your Windows PC or Mac, but sometimes you might not want it to.

Click the Dropbox icon in the Windows notification area (at the bottom-right corner of your screen) or on the Mac menu bar (at the top-right corner of your screen.) In the Dropbox menu, click your accounts avatar, which may also look like a circle with your initials in it.

If there is a check mark in the box beside Start Dropbox On System Startup, then uncheck it.

On Macs, click the red X in the corner of the window to close Preferences.

The next time your start your PC or Mac, Dropbox will not load.

To open Task Manager, right-click on the taskbar and select Task Manager.

Select Dropbox from the list of applications, then click the Disable button.

Select Dropbox and press the minus button below to remove it from the list.

The next time you log into your Mac, Dropbox will not launch.

Of course, if you need to launch it later, you can find Dropbox in your Macs Applications folder.

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