Disable Dash for new tab in Chrome

I installed the Dash extension in Chrome (MacOS), but now a new tab displays the Dash homepage, rather than the old page I had selected. How can I disable the Dash homepage for New Tabs in Chrome?

Dropbox Dash

DBXjames
2 years ago
Hi SBA93101 and woodae,

Thanks for reaching out and taking the time to provide us with your valuable feedback. We appreciate your efforts in helping us improve our product! As it stands, the intention is for the Dash Start Page to be the primary experience for each new tab in order to encourage efficiency. However, we've heard your feedback and the team is exploring alternate options to having the Start Page be the default for every new tab.

We are committed to providing you with the best possible experience, and your feedback plays a crucial role in helping us achieve this goal. If you have any further questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to reach out to us either on the Community or via Support.

Thank you!

James

Dropbox Dash Support

woodae

New member | Level 2

2 years ago

Same problem here, looking for same solution.

I've disabled the addon - the only solution I can find. It seems to have taken complete control of the new tab settings.

pangorbalm
New member | Level 2
2 years ago
how did you disable the add on?
I just started with this drop box thing and already I'm totally annoyed with the same problem you're having! LOL
- DOCTOR_NO
  Helpful | Level 6
  2 years ago
  Nope. I just stopped using Dropbox. If this keeps up...this nothing, I mean... I'm going to dump it and uninstall and just throw it on the pile with all the others that can't seem to get this customer support thing.
- woodae
  New member | Level 2
  2 years ago
  If you right-click on the extension, choose "manage extension" you can toggle it off on the top right of that window. Then just turn it on again when you need to use it.
  Workarounds 🙂
- DOCTOR_NO
  Helpful | Level 6
  12 months ago
  I am amazed at the vacuum like absence of solutions or responses. I have uninstalled the add on and shall now proceed to ignore the Dropbox Community. Nothing personal, I like message boards--and apparently that is all this is. In answer: I disabled it in the using the add on button...but I'm using Brave. It's Chrome based, but not Chrome. Anyhow, it popped up again so I uninstalled it... so far, so good. It's a waste of my time and I don't recall signing up to be a beta tester.
  I REALLY don't want to get rid of Dropbox, but I am looking for an alternative now. This silent response and "pushy" add on add up to a very bad sign. I see it as "writing on the wall" and the Powers That Be don't seem interested in erasing anything.
  
  It's been fun for a few years, but I'll replace it with sneakers and wear and tear on the car if I have to.
  - BenDBX
    Community Manager
    11 months ago
    Hi Everybody,
    
    Dash can be uninstalled like any other application, which depends on your operating system.
    
    To disable the Browser extension:
    
    Click on the "Extensions" icon to the right of the URL bar
    
    Click the 3 dots (or lines) next to Dropbox Dash, then select Manage Extensions
    
    Scroll to the bottom and click Remove Extension
    
    Confirm removal of Dash in the pop-up
    
    To uninstall the macOS Dash Desktop app:
    
    Quit Dash
    
    Open "Finder" in the bottom left of your dock
    
    Navigate to Applications
    
    Drag the Dash application to the trash, or right click and select Move to Trash
    
    To uninstall the Windows Dash Desktop app:
    
    Navigate to the Control Panel by searching for Control Panel via the search box on the task bar
    
    Select Programs > Programs and Features or Uninstall a Program (depending on your settings and version of windows)
    
    Find Dropbox Dash, right click, and select Uninstall
    
    I hope this helps. Let me know if you have any other questions.
    
    Regards,
    
    Ben