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MuraliKarthikeyan
New member | Level 2
4 years ago
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How to remove the Dropbox Icon from Menubar

I recently installed dropbox on my macbook and there is a dropbox icon on the menu bar on top always. The only way to remove it seems to be be to completely quit the stop which will stop the app from syncing in real time. 

 

Does dropbox provide an option to hide this icon from the menu bar in someway. I personally feel its quite annoying

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  • Rich's avatar
    Rich
    4 years ago
    MuraliKarthikeyan wrote:

    Does dropbox provide an option to hide this icon from the menu bar in someway.

    No. The icon is used to access the Dropbox application, and to show you the current status of your files.

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    Rich
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    4 years ago
    MuraliKarthikeyan wrote:

    Does dropbox provide an option to hide this icon from the menu bar in someway.

    No. The icon is used to access the Dropbox application, and to show you the current status of your files.

    • CHZY's avatar
      CHZY
      Helpful | Level 5
      2 years ago

      Some of us may not need to always see the current status of our files in the menubar. 

      • Rich's avatar
        Rich
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        2 years ago
        CHZY wrote:

        Some of us may not need to always see the current status of our files in the menubar. 

        I would suggest contacting Apple and suggest they include an option to hide irrelevant-but-required menu icons, such as the way Windows handles items on its system tray.

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