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zekereich
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5 months ago
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The Dropbox menu bar icon keeps blinking in and out. What should I do?

I just installed the app on my mac, and now the menu bar icon keeps blinking in and out. When I can see it and click on it, a window opens briefly then shuts again. I'd like to uninstall and reinstal...
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  • Dell_Dropbox's avatar
    Dell_Dropbox
    5 months ago

    zekereich​ if Dropbox is not appearing in Force Quit but you think it may still be running, you can also force quit the Dropbox application by using Terminal.

    Open the Terminal application by using the search function or navigating there from the Applications folder. 

    Once terminal is open, type in pkill -x Dropbox and press enter. Dropbox should now be completely closed. 

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zekereich
Explorer | Level 4
5 months ago

Great thought, tried that too and it's not appearing in Force Quit.

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Dell_Dropbox
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5 months ago

zekereich​ if Dropbox is not appearing in Force Quit but you think it may still be running, you can also force quit the Dropbox application by using Terminal.

Open the Terminal application by using the search function or navigating there from the Applications folder. 

Once terminal is open, type in pkill -x Dropbox and press enter. Dropbox should now be completely closed. 

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    zekereich
    Explorer | Level 4
    5 months ago

    That did it - thank you! After this step I was able to delete the app. Now to try reinstalling it! Much appreciated.

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      zekereich
      Explorer | Level 4
      5 months ago

      Reinstall now worked using the "advanced reinstall" instructions linked to above. Thank you again!

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