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Dey1's avatar
Dey1
New member | Level 2
10 months ago

How do I temporarily disable Dropbox

Hello... I have a Mac Mini M2 running macOS Sonoma 14.2.1 (latest version)     I have Dropbox 190.4.6383 installed and visible on the Mac Menu Bar I have a Google Pixel 7 running Android 14 (lates...
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  • Walter's avatar
    Walter
    10 months ago

    Hey there Dey1 - thanks for using Dropbox and welcome to the Community!

     

    You can quit the desktop app by clicking on the app's icon in your menu bar and then selecting the quit option after you click on your account's profile pic and if you like you can also pause syncing.

     

    I hope this helps! 

Walter's avatar
Walter
Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff
10 months ago

Hey there Dey1 - thanks for using Dropbox and welcome to the Community!

 

You can quit the desktop app by clicking on the app's icon in your menu bar and then selecting the quit option after you click on your account's profile pic and if you like you can also pause syncing.

 

I hope this helps! 

  • Dey1's avatar
    Dey1
    New member | Level 2
    10 months ago

    Thank you Walter. Now that I have quit the app, the Dropbox Menu Bar icon has disappeared. How to I start Dropbox back up after my tests and return the Dropbox icon to the Menu Bar?

     

    • Walter's avatar
      Walter
      Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff
      10 months ago

      You should be able re-launch the app from the Applications folder in the sidebar of a Finder window Dey1 

       

      If you'd like to you can also add it to your Mac's dock for easy access. 

      • Dey1's avatar
        Dey1
        New member | Level 2
        10 months ago

        Thank you Walter. That helped. 🙂

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