# I keep getting "sync\_desktop…json" notifications

**URL:** <https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/i-keep-getting-sync-desktop-json-notifications/10919>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [7 September 2020 20:09 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/i-keep-getting-sync-desktop-json-notifications/10919 "2020-09-07T20:09:52Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![J-Metsis](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/j-metsis/32/414_2.png) [@J-Metsis](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/J-Metsis)\
**Post date:** [7 September 2020 20:09 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/i-keep-getting-sync-desktop-json-notifications/10919/1 "2020-09-07T20:09:52Z")

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My Joplin version

> **Joplin 1.0.242 (prod, darwin)**  
> **Client ID: cc1133b9fc6a49d59f35333ff37899d4**  
> **Sync Version: 2**  
> **Profile Version: 33**  
> **Keychain Supported: Ja**  
> **Revision: 3a33e5f (master)**

My Dropbox version

> 104.4.175

Hello!

Since updating to this version of Joplin I keep getting notifications from Dropbox, that a file with a name "sync\_desktop…json" has been removed. I get these notifications every couple of minutes. Everything seems to work, but getting the notifications are beginning to get on nerves.

What should I do to get rid off of these notifications?

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**Author:** ![johnny](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/johnny/32/3492_2.png) [@johnny](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/johnny)\
**Post date:** [7 September 2020 20:44 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/i-keep-getting-sync-desktop-json-notifications/10919/2 "2020-09-07T20:44:20Z")

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> [@Joplin, I love you... but this is driving me nuts (Dropbox)](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/joplin-i-love-you-but-this-is-driving-me-nuts-dropbox/10842):
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> So, today I updated Joplin to the latest version. As expected, it works flawlessly slightly_smiling_face However, since the update I get this message Every! Five! Minutes! That Dropbox deleted some sync file (probably based on my syncing preferences). Even when I'm not using Jopling at all. I understand that it may be necessary to create a more robust syncing feature, but this is driving me insane... could you please, pretty please reconsider deleting this file every five minutes (once a day …

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**Author:** ![eraser215](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/eraser215/32/4955_2.png) [@eraser215](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/eraser215)\
**Post date:** [8 September 2020 06:44 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/i-keep-getting-sync-desktop-json-notifications/10919/3 "2020-09-08T06:44:51Z")

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It's covered here:

> [@Joplin, I love you... but this is driving me nuts (Dropbox)](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/joplin-i-love-you-but-this-is-driving-me-nuts-dropbox/10842/8):
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> Hold on, doesn’t this mean that if you exclude the Joplin folder from the sync, you don’t get synchronisation across devices? Or is my brain not understanding what’s going on here?