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ck9
Explorer | Level 4
5 years ago
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How to restore the Dropbox icon in the sidebar of Finder in macOS

As you see in this screenshot, I do have a shortcut for Dropbox in my Finder sidebar. But the folder icon is not Dropbox's original icon. I don't remember how this happened, but it has been like this...
desktop
Mac
Setting up the apps
  • Lusil's avatar
    Lusil
    5 years ago
    You can try following the first few steps of the advanced installation to uninstall the desktop app. 

    However, since it's still running on your computer, could you go through your preferences and check the location of the Dropbox folder?
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Lusil
Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff
5 years ago
You can try following the first few steps of the advanced installation to uninstall the desktop app. 

However, since it's still running on your computer, could you go through your preferences and check the location of the Dropbox folder?
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ck9
Explorer | Level 4
5 years ago

It worked! Thanks!

  • Lusil's avatar
    Lusil
    Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff
    5 years ago
    Glad to hear that, ck9!

    If anything else comes up in the future, don't hesitate to give us another nudge. 

    In the meantime, I hope you have a lovely day ahead of you!
    • phardy007's avatar
      phardy007
      New member | Level 2
      4 years ago

      I have the same situation. I no longer can access a shortcut on my favorites. I tried the steps for the uninstall and got to the terminal but then it wouldn't let me enter a password? Just got stuck with the password icon. Any ideas?

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

        Hey phardy007, thanks for the nudge here.

         

        Can you let us know which version of macOS you have?

         

        And do you see the Dropbox shortcut in 'locations' now instead? 

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