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Pih's avatar
Pih
Helpful | Level 6
5 years ago

How to get rid of the red circle on the dropbox icon in my menu bar? Mac desktop app.

Whenever someone comments on a shared file in dropbox, I get a red circle on the dropbox icon in the menu bar. This interrupts my workflow and I have to get rid of this feature if I want to get any w...
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Walter's avatar
Walter
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Hi there peekaboo82628, are you still having issues with this?

 

If so, could you send us a screenshot of the app's status and version as shown in your menu bar?

 

Thanks!

peekaboo82628's avatar
peekaboo82628
Explorer | Level 4
2 years ago

Hi Walter,

sure, I attached a screenshot in this reply. Please note that I have reboot the laptop, reinstalled Dropbox and relink my account multiple times, which don't help.

Kind regards,

peekaboo82628

  • Hannah's avatar
    Hannah
    Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff
    2 years ago

    Hey peekaboo82628, just to confirm, have you gone through the updating process for the Dropbox for macOS version of the app, that appears in your screenshot, using the "get started" link?

    • peekaboo82628's avatar
      peekaboo82628
      Explorer | Level 4
      2 years ago

      Hi Hannah , thanks for the hint, I tried again and the red "1" sign disappeared.

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