How to Uninstall Dropbox from Mac

Finished using Dropbox on your Mac? Want to uninstall this software? Follow the steps of this article to make sure the cancellation is complete.

Table of Contents

Delete software and folders

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Find Dropbox in the Mac menu bar. Tap the Dropbox icon.

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Close Dropbox. Tap the Cog icon and then click Quit Dropbox .

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Locate Dropbox in the Applications folder. Remove by right-clicking and selecting Move to Trash or dragging it to the Trash Can.

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Locate the Dropbox folder to delete, if desired. Right-click the folder and choose Move to Trash , or drag it to the Trash Can.

Note that deleting a folder will also delete its contents. If these files are not already saved in the cloud in your Dropbox account, you may need to copy them to another safe folder before deleting the Dropbox folder.

Remove Dropbox context menu

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Open Finder. Press Go and then Go to Fpder , or hold down ⇧ Shift + ⌘ Cmd + G .

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Type /Library and press Go .

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Delete the DropboxHelperTops file by moving it to the Trash. This will uninstall Dropbox, the context menu from the system (if you have the app installed).

Remove Dropbox app settings

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Open Finder. Press Go and then Go to Fpder , or hold down ⇧ Shift + ⌘ Cmd + G ..

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Enter the Dropbox location. Type ~/.dropbox and press Go .

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Select all the contents of the /.dropbox folder and move them to the Trash. This will delete the Dropbox app settings.

Remove Dropbox from Finder Toolbar

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Open Finder. Click View and then choose Customize Topbar .

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Locate the Dropbox icon in the current Toolbar set.

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Press and hold the Dropbox icon. Drag this icon down to the custom area and release to delete. Then press Done .

Advice

The above methods may not delete apps, but they can remove other things. Please understand that plugins are still active. In this case, you will have to go to the extension section. Do as follows: Click on ‘Dropbox application’ then press SPACEBAR to observe. Next click on the box with the arrow pointing out. You will see some options, click “more…” Now look for dropbox in the extension box and uncheck the checkmark. You can now delete this app.
Removing Dropbox from your computer means that your Dropbox account will no longer sync with the files on your computer.
Uninstalling Dropbox from your computer will not delete your Dropbox account or automatically delete files from your hard drive (unless you delete them manually, as instructed above).

Warning

Note that deleting the Dropbox folder may lose the latest versions of the files it contains, if they haven’t been synced to an online Dropbox account or moved to another location on your computer prior to deletion.

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