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DeerUser69
New member | Level 2
6 years ago

How to remove dropbox icon from taskbar

How to remove dropbox icon from taskbar without closing app? In prefernces I have choosen Dropbox icon>never show, yet it is there.

    • DeerUser69's avatar
      DeerUser69
      New member | Level 2

      It is weird, why exists such a preference, but it doesn't work? Makes me a bit dissapointed

      • Luffy's avatar
        Luffy
        Experienced | Level 11

        Could you please send me a screenshot of what exactly you're referring to DeerUser69?

  • Sophia84's avatar
    Sophia84
    Explorer | Level 3

    The Dropbox icon in the system tray or menu bar shows the overall status of Dropbox; Icons on individual files or folders show the status of that file or folder [link removed as per Community Guidelines].

    • Daphne's avatar
      Daphne
      Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff

      Hey there toddynho,

      If you don't want to have the Dropbox icon appear in your dock you can disable it from appearing when Dropbox starts with these steps:

      1. Click the Dropbox icon in your menu bar.
      2. Click the profile pic/initials icon in the top right of the window.
      3. Choose "Preferences..." from the menu.
      4. On the "General" tab, uncheck the option to "Open the desktop app when starting Dropbox".

      If the icon is currently in your dock, you can Command+click the icon and choose to "Quit". Closing this won't prevent syncing occurring in the background, and you should still see the small Dropbox icon in your menu bar.

      I hope this helps - thanks!

      • toddynho's avatar
        toddynho
        New member | Level 2

        Hi! First of all, thank you the answer

        that's not a solution to the "problem" a mentioned earlier.. you are saying to me to "CLOSE THE APP" that will stop the syncronize. Instead hide the icon at systray. you guys should try to implement into explorer folder the real status of files. Like a progress bar for each file or a statusbar for the "dropbox folder"... keep as a windows service and a folder updating in background.

        like i said, i don't want the icon, but i want the folder be update with the dropbox service.

        Have a nice day

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