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RemiC's avatar
RemiC
Helpful | Level 6
3 years ago

Can I delete the Dropbox context menu items that appear when I right click on a file?

Hi

I need to delete the context menus (Send a copy, Save in dropbox, Move to Dropbox, etc) when I right clic on a file. I'm on Mac 13.0.

I've already tried to delete the DropboxToolsHelper but this came back after I re-loaded Dropbox.

Thanks !

Rémi

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  • Hannah's avatar
    Hannah
    Icon for Dropbox Community Moderator rankDropbox Community Moderator
    3 years ago

    Hey RemiC, thanks for joining our Community.

     

    If you intend to keep the Dropbox application installed on your computer, you won't be able to delete the context menu items.

     

    They're part of the app's functionality and cannot be removed, at least in a way that's supported by Dropbox.

     

    Let me know if you have any questions.

  • RemiC's avatar
    RemiC
    Helpful | Level 6
    3 years ago

    Thank you

    No I don't have more questions.

    This is a real problem of imposing your application in computer's user. Like Google does. But I thought Dropbox was cleaner.

    I might change my cloud servers when I'll have found another service that works in the same way
    Best regards

    RC

  • Hannah's avatar
    Hannah
    Icon for Dropbox Community Moderator rankDropbox Community Moderator
    3 years ago

    We appreciate the feedback, Remi. 

     

    I will make sure to pass your comments along to our team about this.

     

    Let us know if you need anything else.

     

    Have a great day!

  • RemiC's avatar
    RemiC
    Helpful | Level 6
    3 years ago

    Ideed, I would be very pleased that you tell your team about this problem. If I remember well it was possible to desactivate this in the pass (but not so sure). It's very important for the users to keep control on their personal computers, thats why I prefer independant services than Google, Microsoft...

    Thank you

  • Walter's avatar
    Walter
    Icon for Dropbox Community Moderator rankDropbox Community Moderator
    3 years ago

    Hey RemiC, sorry to jump in here. 

     

    I just wanted to mention that there's an idea you might be interested in. Feel free to take a look here and upvote it to show your interest as well, if you like.

  • RemiC's avatar
    RemiC
    Helpful | Level 6
    3 years ago

    Thank you. Indeed I'm not the only one...

    have a good day

  • Smidgens's avatar
    Smidgens
    Helpful | Level 6
    3 years ago

    It's been years and Dropbox is still filling the context menu with clutter. Can't you even be bothered to nest the options under a "Dropbox" root menu? You seriously can't be bothered to do even that?

  • mcandre's avatar
    mcandre
    Explorer | Level 4
    3 years ago

    I am not a fan of populating the Finder context menu with quick actions. Please re-expose the option to disable Dropbox's annoying quick actions, in the Dropbox preference pane.

     

    Specifically, I'm talking about the context menu when activated on files and subfolders in the Dropbox folder. I like my system minimalistic and clean, not noisy and distracting. I'm tempted to use a different service altogether, like Google Drive, instead of this annoying service.

  • Kevin M.35's avatar
    Kevin M.35
    New member | Level 2
    2 years ago

    My god, Dropbox. This is entirely out of hand. 

     

    I do not use ANY of this. I don't want it here. It is, frankly, outrageous that you've inserted yourself into the system in this way with no option to customize it. 

     

    What's more, the fact that there are posts all over the internet about this very thing and your response is essentially "No dice." is unacceptable. This is a basic courtesy to your users. If you can't be bothered to care about that, why should I maintain this relationship? 

     

    I hope my frustration with this situation is evident. 

  • Chumzi's avatar
    Chumzi
    New member | Level 2
    2 years ago

    Gosh...

    I spent hours trying to get rid of this useless feature,
    but I couldn't find a suitable solution.

     

    It's very annoying.

     

    PLEASE DON'T BE EVIL, DROPBOX...

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