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ck9
Explorer | Level 4
4 years ago

How to restore the Dropbox icon in the sidebar of Finder in macOS

As you see in this screenshot, I do have a shortcut for Dropbox in my Finder sidebar. But the folder icon is not Dropbox's original icon. I don't remember how this happened, but it has been like this since Catalina. Now I'm on Big Sur.  Anyway to restore Dropbox's original icon?

 

 

 

  • You can try following the first few steps of the advanced installation to uninstall the desktop app. 

    However, since it's still running on your computer, could you go through your preferences and check the location of the Dropbox folder?
  • Lusil's avatar
    Lusil
    Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff

    Hi there ck9, let's see what we can do on this. 

     

    It could be that the desktop app isn't running and syncing properly. 

     

    Could you first check if the Dropbox icon appears next to your computer's clock on your menu bar? 

     

    If it doesn't, you'll have to manually relaunch it from your applications menu. 

     

    Have a look and let me know how it goes, thanks!

    • ck9's avatar
      ck9
      Explorer | Level 4

      It’s running and syncing. I tried reinstalling the app but no good.

      If there is a way to completely remove all Dropbox setting files altogether please let me know.

      • Lusil's avatar
        Lusil
        Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff
        Sorry to hear that, ck9

        You can follow these steps to uninstall the desktop app from your computer. 

        Give it a go and give me a shout if you have any trouble along the way. 

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