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How to remove dropbox icon from taskbar
How to remove dropbox icon from taskbar without closing app? In prefernces I have choosen Dropbox icon>never show, yet it is there.
Oh, that's the Dropbox Badge - not the icon from your task bar DeerUser69!
If you want to disable the Badge take a look below:
https://help.dropbox.com/installs/badge-on-off
If you'd like to completely hide the Dropbox icon from your taskbar you can disable the automatic start-up but then again you won't be syncing your files so I'd be cautious here.
I hope this clears things up a tad.
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I'm afraid what you're looking for is completely uninstalling the desktop app as the icon on your taskbar is a crucial part of its functionality.
Let me know if I'm missing something obvious DeerUser69!
It is weird, why exists such a preference, but it doesn't work? Makes me a bit dissapointed
Could you please send me a screenshot of what exactly you're referring to DeerUser69?
Oh, that's the Dropbox Badge - not the icon from your task bar DeerUser69!
If you want to disable the Badge take a look below:
https://help.dropbox.com/installs/badge-on-off
If you'd like to completely hide the Dropbox icon from your taskbar you can disable the automatic start-up but then again you won't be syncing your files so I'd be cautious here.
I hope this clears things up a tad.
Ok, I understood this, thank you.
Glad I could help - have a great rest of your weekend!
hi
why icon is important for the app working and updating in background. For me the icon is kind anoying, should has a option to keep app working without the icon in taskbar... updating the folder with a service in background
thank you
The Dropbox icon in the system tray or menu bar shows the overall status of Dropbox; Icons on individual files or folders show the status of that file or folder [link removed as per Community Guidelines].
- Daphne
Dropbox Community Moderator
Hey there toddynho,
If you don't want to have the Dropbox icon appear in your dock you can disable it from appearing when Dropbox starts with these steps:
- Click the Dropbox icon in your menu bar.
- Click the profile pic/initials icon in the top right of the window.
- Choose "Preferences..." from the menu.
- On the "General" tab, uncheck the option to "Open the desktop app when starting Dropbox".
If the icon is currently in your dock, you can Command+click the icon and choose to "Quit". Closing this won't prevent syncing occurring in the background, and you should still see the small Dropbox icon in your menu bar.
I hope this helps - thanks!
