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NG3's avatar
NG3
New member | Level 2
7 years ago

How can I clear notifications

i need to know how to clear the notification panel. i got sum notification which i need to clear from panel. pls help

  • Rick_M's avatar
    Rick_M
    Experienced | Level 13

    The Notifications display has recently changed!  I think I am satisfied with the new setup as it no longer bothers me with 5 year old "notifications."

     

  • moke's avatar
    moke
    Explorer | Level 4

    Oct 2019 - To review: There used to be a tedious way to delete notifications one-by-one by using a menu that could be accessed from a "three-dot" dropdown. The three dots have been removed and now there is no way to remove notifications either in bulk or one at a time. 

    Also, some update has pushed out a bunch of old notifications, so now items going back (in my case) three years are showing up in the panel (of my Mac desktop tray) and I'm just stuck with them. Do I have this right?

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

      Hi moke. Thank you for adding up your voice to this thread. 

      The settings in your notifications tab in Preferences currently are the following:

      Notify me about

      You can set your notification preferences to choose what notifications to receive.

      Do not disturb

      On Mac computers, you can turn off notifications for a limited time. Choose how long notifications are turned off for.

      This article lists the options you have in your desktop preferences.  You could start fresh with the desktop app, performing a reinstall.

      Not ideal, but hope it helps.

      • tglittrell's avatar
        tglittrell
        Explorer | Level 4

        mokeis correct and Fiona, a fresh reinstall does nothing to fix the issue. I have notifications dating 6 years back taking up space—no option to remove.

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