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Glen Harvey's avatar
Glen Harvey
New member | Level 1
9 months ago

When adding Google Drive to my device, Dropbox disappears from the start-up menu.

Has anyone had the experience of setting drop box to startup items on a mac and then added Google drive too. Google stays put in the login items but I maybe nut but Drop box disappears rom the login ...
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Glen Harvey's avatar
Glen Harvey
New member | Level 1
9 months ago

Megan:

I have attached pics named in order of events.For example '

  1. I have taken a screen shot of the login items screen showing the Google Drive only....
  2. I then add Dropbox to the login items
  3. I then restart the system 
  4. I take another screen shot showing both the DropBox and Google drive both icons showing but the login items now show only Google drive again
  5. I then restart the system, the only icon showing in the top task bar is once again Google drive...

Hope this helps, very frustrating

Google Drive only in login itemsGoogle only iconAdding Dropbox to login itemsGoogle Drive and DropBox after restart both now pesent

 

Notce Ater second Restart Drop Box missing in login itemsGoogle the only icon once again after restart

 

Hannah's avatar
Hannah
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9 months ago

Hey Glen Harvey, so as a test, if you remove Google Drive, does the issue persist?

  • Glen Harvey's avatar
    Glen Harvey
    New member | Level 1
    9 months ago

    if I restart and then add only the dropbox by itself and then restart, I believe it works correctly...I will double check this later today...Do you folks have a test mac system to test my theory...I seem to be finding several annoyin feature with application environment....if my theory is correct this is like the netscape internet explorer issue years ago....

    • Glen Harvey's avatar
      Glen Harvey
      New member | Level 1
      9 months ago

      Is this a lost cause...I have documented everything..When I did installetions and testing we had to test on macs and windo operating systems, this wqs Windows 3and mac system 7....I feel a little frustrated here after describing the problem and getting no traction...I do hav a work around good for me.....

      Respectfully,

      Glen [removed per Community Guidelines]

      • Nancy's avatar
        Nancy
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        9 months ago

        Glen, did you double check this, as you had mentioned in your previous post, and the issue is resolved after removing Google Drive?

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