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jblfv31's avatar
jblfv31
Explorer | Level 4
3 years ago

Dropbox menu bar icon keeps moving to the left after shutdown

The Dropbox icon on my Mac suddenly started moving from its original position in my menu bar all the way to the left (as I like to customize the order of the icons for efficiency... )

I move it back using the CMD key to re-order the menu bar icons, but every time I shut down or restart, it moves back to the end of the line of icons... 

 

Before: Dropbox Icon near the middle

After Shutdown/Restart: (moves to the left???)

Can someone please help me out?

 

Before you ask, I have fully updated all the apps and the software

 

Device: MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Early 2015)

OS: macOS Monterey 12.7

5 Replies

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

    Hey jblfv31, thanks for reaching out to our Community.

     

    If I'm honest, this is not something that's controlled by the Dropbox app.

     

    Have you reached out to Apple to discuss this?

     

    Let us know what you find.

  • billearl's avatar
    billearl
    Explorer | Level 4
    2 years ago

    Me too. It's annoying.

     

    Device: MacBook Pro (13-inch, Late 2011)

    OS: macOS High Sierra 10.13.6

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

    Hey billearl, sorry to hear about this.

     

    Did you get the chance to look into this with Apple?

  • billearl's avatar
    billearl
    Explorer | Level 4
    2 years ago

    No. It's an old Mac with an old OS. I did search thoroughly though, and looked for workarounds using AppleScript, to no avail. I'll just leave the Dropbox icon on the left.

  • jbn23's avatar
    jbn23
    New member | Level 2
    2 years ago

    This is not an Apple issue. If it was, why would it only be the Dropbox icon that does it, and none of the other 8 app icons I have that have stayed where I put them for the last 5 years? It's ludicrously annoying.

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