I have nothing against Dropbox, but when I am using Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, etc.) I find it annoying to have the Dropbox icon floating there on the right of my window. It’s called the Dropbox badge, and I am sure it is useful for some people but not for me. Here’s how to disable Dropbox badge in Microsoft Office once and for all.

See full list on wikihow.com. Uninstalling the Dropbox app on your Mac is a great way to free up space for another cloud storage app or to update to the latest version if your current Dropbox app is buggy. How To Uninstall Dropbox From Mac. First, find and select the Dropbox symbol in your top menu bar. If the icon isn’t here, you should open Dropbox to make it appear. I installed dropbox on my mac to share files with someone. Then when I tried to uninstall it.it was linked to my desktop. It took all my files off my desktop (which I have retrieved) but now my problem is my desktop is locked and I can not move icons or put any new files on my desktop. Downloading Dropbox. Your Dropbox download should automatically start within seconds. Once the download finishes, click Run to start installing Dropbox.

If you don’t know what I am talking about, open an Office document that is stored in a Dropbox folder. You’ll see the badge on the right.

Here’s how to disable it. Click on the badge and you will see the “Meet The Dropbox badge” window. Down at the bottom is a Preferences link. Click there.

It will open up the Dropbox preferences pane, and you’ll see there is a Dropbox badge dropdown. You have three options.

If you want to disable it entirely, choose Never show. If you only want it to show when you are collaborating with someone on that document, choose If others present. Otherwise, you can leave it at the default of Always show.

Once you choose Never show or If others present and close the window, the Dropbox badge should disappear. Boom.

If you want to bring it back again, go to the Dropbox preferences on Mac or Windows and change it back to Always show.

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Once upon a time, Dropbox was just a really useful cloud storage service that offered a reasonable amount of storage space for free and allowed you to pay for more as you needed it. However, over the years it has grown in features and its Mac app has grown in complexity.

Now, Dropbox wants to be an online platform, integrating with the likes of Google Docs, Trello boards, and Slack. But what if you don’t want all of that and are fed up with the nagging requests for you to upgrade to a paid storage plan? Well, then it’s time to uninstall Dropbox from your Mac.

Uninstalling Dropbox

Before we continue, it’s important to note that there is a distinction between uninstalling the Dropbox app and closing your account. When you uninstall the app, all your files will still be available through a web browser on your Mac or via another device. You just won’t be able to access them via the Dropbox app. If you want to close your account and remove your files from Dropbox, you will have to do that separately, in a web browser.

Equally, when you uninstall Dropbox, it won't remove the Dropbox folder from your Mac. If you want to do that, you will have to drag it to the Trash. However, before you do that, make sure all your files are backed up elsewhere.

How to remove Dropbox on your Mac

1. Launch the Dropbox app if it’s not already running.
2. Click on the Dropbox menu item in the menu bar.
3. Select your profile picture or initials then choose Preferences.
4. Click on the Account tab.
5. Choose Unlink this Dropbox.
6. Click on the Dropbox menu bar item again.
7. Select your profile picture or initials, then choose Quit Dropbox.
8. Navigate to your Applications folder, open it and drag the Dropbox app to the Trash.
9. Empty the Trash.

How to uninstall the Dropbox contextual menu

1. In the Finder, choose the Go menu and then Go to Folder.
2. In the box, type /Library and press Return.
3. Locate the DropboxHelperTools folder and move it to the Trash.

Remove Dropbox application settings

How To Get Rid Of Dropbox

1. In the Finder, choose the Go menu and then Go to Folder.
2. In the box, type /.dropbox and hit Return.
3. Select all the files in the folder by clicking and dragging over them or Command-clicking each one in turn.
4. Drag the files to the Trash.
5. Empty the Trash.

Here’s what to do if Dropbox won’t uninstall

1. Go to Applications>Utilities and launch Activity Monitor.
2. Locate any processes with Dropbox in the name.
3. Select each one in turn and press the Quit Process (x) button in the toolbar.
4. When you’ve quit all the Dropbox processes, quit Activity Monitor.
5. Try uninstalling Dropbox again.

Once you have completed the steps above, the Dropbox app will have been uninstalled from your Mac. Your files will remain in the Dropbox folder on your Mac and in your Dropbox account, but they will no longer sync. To remove the Dropbox folder from your Mac, drag it to the Trash. Remember to back up your files first.

If all that seems like a lot of work to delete Dropbox from your Mac, there is an easier way. CleanMyMac X allows you to uninstall apps with just a couple of clicks. Here’s how to use it.

How To Remove Dropbox From Computer

1. Download and launch CleanMyMac X — get a free version here
2. Click on the Uninstaller tool in the sidebar.
3. Locate Dropbox in the list of apps and check the box next to it.
4. Press Uninstall.
5. Check for any leftover files by clicking on Leftovers in the Uninstall utility. If there are any listed, check the box next to them and press Uninstall.

Dropbox will be fully uninstalled and all its associated files removed. However, your Dropbox folder and all your files will remain on your Mac.

Alternatives to uninstalling Dropbox

There are several reasons you may want to uninstall Dropbox on your Mac. Depending on your situation, there may be better options than uninstalling it completely.

Dropbox syncing using too much bandwidth?

If you have lots of files on Dropbox and they change frequently, and particularly if they are large files, you might find that syncing between your Mac and Dropbox’s servers uses up a big chunk of bandwidth. You can limit this, however.

1. Click on the Dropbox menu bar item.
2. Choose Preferences.
3. Select the Network tab.
4. Press Change Settings, next to Bandwidth.
5. Check the box next to Limit to in the Download rate section and type in a transfer rate.
6. Repeat for the Upload rate section.

Dropbox sync speeds will now be throttled, ensuring it doesn’t take up too much bandwidth.

Don’t like Dropbox launching at startup?

In order to sync files whenever you make changes to the Dropbox folder, its helper app needs to be running. But you don’t need the full Dropbox app to launch at startup. And if you don’t use Dropbox much, you can stop the helper app launching at startup, too.

1. In Dropbox’s Preferences, choose the General tab.
2. Uncheck the boxes next to Start Dropbox on system startup and Open the desktop app when starting Dropbox.

Apps and helper apps that launch at startup can slow down your Mac when it’s booting. If this is causing a problem, the best thing to do is to stop them launching automatically. You can do that in Users & Groups in System Preferences. But an even quicker way to do it is to use CleanMyMac X’s Optimization tool. That way, you can prevent multiple apps and services launching at startup with just a few clicks.

Dropbox is a useful cloud storage service. But over the years, its app has grown in size and in the features it offers. If you no longer want it on your Mac, uninstalling it is easy. You can then choose whether to close your account completely or to continue using it with other devices. If you decide to close your account, remember to backup your data first.