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How to add DropBox icon to Tool Bar on Mac?
I recently set up Dropbox with the new location, as per Dropbox instructions. Seems fine. But I can't figure out how to return the Dropbox Icon to my toolbar.
MacBook Air running Ventura
Super simple fix but it did not come easily. I removed a few apps from the menu bar and boom it showed up!
I have confirmed that my files are syncing with Dropbox online.
I tried to attach screen shots, but the system will not allow them to transmit.
Right now, to open Dropbox, I click Finder/Applications/Dropbox.
I am unable to monitor the update. When the icon was in my menu bar, I could see it processing updates.
The recent Dropbox update moved Dropbox local files to a new location. I have no idea what else was changed in that update.
Suggestions?
Just bought an M2 Macbook Air, but I can't get the Dropbox icon to appear on my menu bar
I just tried to use Chat to alert tech support that we have a BUG(s) in the latest release. Unfortunately, my account does not have a high enough level of support to submit a BUG report (I can only access the chatbot or this community forum). If anyone else has a higher level account, please alert tech support to this thread. Otherwise Mac users are out of luck with the latest version of Dropbox.
- Nancy
Dropbox Community Moderator
Hi everyone, and sorry for jumping in.
There’s one more thing I’d like to ask you, in this case; if you open your Activity Monitor, are you able to see the Dropbox app running there?
I’m not sure if you’ve tried this already, so I’d like us to check this, and isolate the issue more.
Yes. I can see Dropbox running on the Activity Monitor.
I'm having the same issue continuously on a 16 inch M1 MacBook Pro. It looks like there is very little space in the menubar for icons? It only fills a bit over 2/3rds of the width of the screen and stops 1cm before the webcam notch. When I quit other applications eventually the dropbox one shows up, which is very annoying, as the Nordpass one seems to take precedence, although I don't use that icon in the menubar.
Did anyone get further on this? and how to possibly edit the menubar icon preferences?
Sadly... It seems like Dropbox Support is "on vacation" with this issue?
I've looked through this whole thread and haven't found one viable solution.
You think, at least an Dropbox Rep would chime in, and say - "We're working up an Update for Mac".
I think I pay enough for that!
Same issue here. Just migrated to a new macbook pro and dropbox has disappeared from the top bar. It's really annoying.
Thank you.
MacOS Ventura Version 13.3.1
I recently noticed that when I plug into an external monitor I see more of the apps in my toolbar and had to remove a bunch of the others before it would prioritise adding the dropbox app on my laptop screen.
What else is possible?
- I found out the same yesterday… I had to delete an icon in the top bar to make space, and the Dropbox icon was there! I actually just took the am/pm out of the date, as I needed all the other icons, but it was enough to make space for Dropbox. Hurray!!
Wish there was a simple way to toggle those icons on or off though…. Crazy that they don’t have that option. Super simple fix but it did not come easily. I removed a few apps from the menu bar and boom it showed up!
