How To Close Dropbox App On Mac

Step 1: Visit Dropbox’s account deletion tool on your Mac or PC. Step 2: A message appears asking if you really want to delete your Dropbox account. Type your Dropbox password, optionally tell Dropbox why you’re leaving and then click the Delete my account to proceed with account deletion. Also, note that the desktop application can display notifications on your computer when changes are detected in your Dropbox account while you should be able to choose which notifications you'll receive as well: Click the Dropbox icon from your menu bar (Mac) or system tray (Win/Linux). Click the gear icon and select Preferences.

To quit (close) a Mac app in the normal fashion, choose Quit from the app's menu in the menu bar or press Command (⌘)-Q. If the app doesn't quit, follow these steps to force the app to quit.

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How to force an app to quit

Press these three keys together: Option, Command and Esc (Escape). Or choose Force Quit from the Apple menu  in the top left-hand corner of your screen. (This is similar to pressing Control-Alt-Delete on a PC.)

Then select the app in the Force Quit window and click Force Quit.

You can even force the Finder to quit if it stops responding: select Finder in the Force Quit window, then click Relaunch.

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How to force an app to close on your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch.

Dropbox has been my preferred cloud-based storage system for quite some time. Whether it’s sharing files with other devices or sending large files, it makes the task very easy. Better still, it has been designed to work on any platform like iOS and macOS Sierra.

Just a couple of days back, I found Dropbox missing from Favorites in Finder. It took me some time to bring it back in the sidebar under Favorites. The prime reason why I like to keep Dropbox in Favorites is to be able to access it a bit easily. Here is how you can quickly add this cloud-based app to Favorites in Finder on your Mac.

How to Add Dropbox to Favorites in Finder Sidebar on your Mac

Step #1. First off, open Finder on your Mac.

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Step #2. Next, you need to click on the drive, in this case, Macintosh HD.

Step #3. Now, you have to click on Users.

Step #4. Click on your Username.

Step #5. Finally, you need to locate the Dropbox folder and drag it to the sidebar under Favorites.

That’s it!

If you wish to remove DropBox from finder sidebar, right click on DropBox and click on “Remove from Sidebar.”

There are a number of popular cloud storage services like OneDrive, Box, Google Drive, Amazon Cloud Drive, iCloud Drive (only for Apple ecosystem). However, Dropbox is found to be the most user-friendly by a lot of users.

One of the reasons why it excels is that it works seamlessly on Macs, PCs, iOS and Android. The hassle-free sharing across devices gives it an edge over others. /how-to-remove-apps-from-startup-mac.html.

You can quickly set it up. Better still, it lets you access your files from Dropbox’s website or Dropbox applications for Mac, iOS effortlessly.

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It provides free storage up to 2GB and $10/month for 1TB.

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