Disable Dropbox automatic updates scheduled tasks
- Windows onlyThis script improves your privacy on Windows
- Single actionThis page belongs to a script, containing basic changes to achieve a task.
- Impact: Minimum
System Functionality / Data Loss Risk: Low
This action improves privacy with minimal impact when you run the recommended script.
- Batch (batchfile)These changes use Windows system commands to update your settings.
- Administrator rights requiredThis script requires privilege access to do the system changes
- Fully reversible
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Overview
This script disables the scheduled tasks that Dropbox uses to trigger updates.
These tasks, named DropboxUpdateTaskMachineUA
and DropboxUpdateTaskMachineCore
,
are referred to as "Dropbox Update tasks" by Dropbox 1.
Disabling these scheduled tasks can further enhance privacy and optimize system performance. Dropbox disables these tasks for enterprise installations by default 1.
Overview of default task statuses
\DropboxUpdateTaskMachineCore
(tested on Dropbox version 184.4):
OS Version | Default status |
---|---|
Windows 10 22H2 | 🟢 Ready |
Windows 11 22H2 | 🟢 Ready |
\DropboxUpdateTaskMachineUA
(tested on Dropbox version 184.4):
OS Version | Default status |
---|---|
Windows 10 22H2 | 🟢 Ready |
Windows 11 22H2 | 🟢 Ready |
Sources
- DropboxBusinessScripts/QA Installer/Dropbox Enterprise Installer.ps1 at 4f4c32ddd488b29e7fd16a40966761e70a758239 · dropbox/DropboxBusinessScripts. github.com/dropbox. (2023).
Original: https://github.com/dropbox/DropboxBusinessScripts/blob/4f4c32ddd488b29e7fd16a40966761e70a758239/QA%20Installer/Dropbox%20Enterprise%20Installer.ps1%23L127-L136
Archived: https://archive.ph/2023.11.01-153622/https://github.com/dropbox/DropboxBusinessScripts/blob/4f4c32ddd488b29e7fd16a40966761e70a758239/QA%20Installer/Dropbox%20Enterprise%20Installer.ps1%23L127-L136
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