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SY8's avatar
SY8
Explorer | Level 3
7 months ago

Can I delete the Dropbox context menu items in Mac Sonoma 14.4.1?

Hi. All. I would like to ask some questions about Mac finder extesion option. As you can see below figure, I already have set extension option in Finder. However, I want to see just "Copy Dr...
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  • Hannah's avatar
    Hannah
    7 months ago

    Thanks for posting your question, SY8.

     

    At the moment, the context menu (right-click) items are a part of the Dropbox application's usability, so they cannot be deleted.

     

    Quitting the Dropbox app or uninstalling it, would remove these options.

     

    I hope this clarifies things, but let me know if you need anything else.

Hannah's avatar
Hannah
Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff
7 months ago

Thanks for posting your question, SY8.

 

At the moment, the context menu (right-click) items are a part of the Dropbox application's usability, so they cannot be deleted.

 

Quitting the Dropbox app or uninstalling it, would remove these options.

 

I hope this clarifies things, but let me know if you need anything else.

  • SY8's avatar
    SY8
    Explorer | Level 3
    7 months ago

    Thanks for your response, Hannah 

    I am clear and your reponse is helpful for me.

    Thank you.

    • Hannah's avatar
      Hannah
      Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff
      7 months ago

      Happy to clear things up, SY8!

       

      If you need anything else, please let us know.

       

      Have a great day!

      • d277's avatar
        d277
        New member | Level 2
        3 months ago

        Hi Hannah,

        as SY8 clearly demonstrates, the context menu is really populated a lot by your menu items and an icon next to all of them. I took my own screenshots. Context menu for desktop folder and for dropbox item. I did not put a red rectangle around them, they are more than clearly visible.

         

         

        I wonder, if you guys at dropbox like it. I really don't. It pollutes the interface, takes up space and distracts me.

         

        As dropbox matures, It offers more and more functions, that I, as a user, do not use and most probably will not use. I can imagine why you do that, but I don't need them. If you insist on offering them, there is always a clever way of hiding, bundling etc.

         

        I do not want to criticise, I just want to hear your opinion on that. I imagine, that you have some UX and UI experts.

         

        Have a good day,

        David

         

        ps

        When I took these shots, there was a colourful popup window offering screenshots backup to dropbox... 

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