You might see that the Dropbox Community team have been busy working on some major updates to the Community itself! So, here is some info on what’s changed, what’s staying the same and what you can expect from the Dropbox Community overall.

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Skylamar
Explorer | Level 4
2 years ago

Dropbox icon in menu bar for Mac showing red circle with the number 1

Hi. I'm a long-time Dropbox user. I've had an account since 2012. I have a personal/free account.    I use Dropbox on a Mac. I have been having issues with my Mac for months so today I erased the...
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Fgrat's avatar
Fgrat
New member | Level 2
I have the same issue since 3 month and installing didn’t help. The software is actual.
Meanwhile i quit the app modt of the time because the icon with the number is so annoying
Hannah's avatar
Hannah
Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff
2 years ago

Hey Fgrat, are you having the same issue with the same notification about updating the Dropbox app to the Dropbox for macOS version?

 

If so, does the issue persist after following the steps to update the app?

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