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JpRich's avatar
JpRich
New member | Level 2
2 hours ago

Dropbox menu bar missing on Mac OS


Device
MacBook Air M4
Operating System/Browser (if using the web)
Tahoe 26.3.1
Dropbox App Version (if using the app)
Latest available, just reinstalled as of mid-March 2026

Question or Issue
A second MacBook Air (M2) running a near-identical setup DOES show the menu bar. I use Bartender, which confirms through a search that the menu bar item doesn't exist. I just ran an advanced reinstall of Dropbox, but still no change.

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1 Reply

  • Jay's avatar
    Jay
    Icon for Dropbox Community Moderator rankDropbox Community Moderator
    8 minutes ago

    Hi JpRich, thanks for messaging the Community.

    Is the Dropbox desktop application successfully running and syncing, by checking to see if the files in the Dropbox folder have sync icons on them?

    This will help me to assist further!

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