1. The Dropbox icon looks like a tiny box next to the battery, sound, and wi-fi icons on your desktop. A new window will pop up. On Windows, the notification area is located in the lower-right corner of your taskbar at the bottom of your screen. On a Mac, you can find it on your gray menu bar in the upper-right corner of your screen.
2. The dropbox folder in finder / app on my mac is only showing about half my folders and files. When I'm logged in on the web or looking at the App on my iPad or using the files app on my iPad, I can see all of them.

The status icons in the system tray or menu bar of your computer

There are a several Dropbox icons that appear in the system tray or menu bar of your computer. Depending on your operating system, these icons may be different colors.

What to do if the Dropbox icon is missing in the system tray or menu bar

However, if there is something wrong with your Dropbox installer, then you should try to reinstall the latest version of the Dropbox. Step 1: Navigate to Settings Apps Apps & features, and then find Dropbox in the right panel to uninstall it. Step 2: Go to the official website to download Dropbox and then install it.

The Dropbox icon will only appear in the system tray or menu bar of your computer if the Dropbox desktop app is downloaded to your computer and running. Occasionally, the Dropbox icon will seem to disappear, but this only means that the desktop app isn’t running.

To resolve this, first try launching the app again. If this doesn’t work, you can download (or re-download) the Dropbox desktop app and sign in to your Dropbox account when prompted. To relaunch the app:

• Windows: Click the Start menu, then click Programs, then find and run the Dropbox app
• Mac: Open the Applications folder, then find and run the Dropbox app
• Linux: Click the Applications menu, then open the Internet folder, then find and run the Dropbox app

What to do if the Dropbox sync icons are missing from your files

If you don't see Dropbox syncing icons on your files, there can be a few possible explanations. But the most likely one is that Dropbox shut down unexpectedly and is no longer running. To check if Dropbox is running, look for the Dropbox icon in your menu bar or system tray. If it’s not running, see the instructions in the section above to re-launch or re-download.

If you've verified that Dropbox is running, but you’re still having issues with sync icons on your files, here are some other possible explanations:

• The Start Dropbox on system startup setting is unchecked in your preferences, or Dropbox was forced to quit
• You’re looking at an inactive Dropbox folder in its previous location
  • This can happen if you've ever changed the location of your Dropbox folder
  • The easiest way to find your Dropbox folder is to click the menu bar or system tray icon, and then click Open Dropbox Folder
• You need to restore the Dropbox operating system defaults by installing Dropbox again
  • Installing and signing-in again will fix most issues with sync icons
• You may have a corrupted settings file
  • Signing out and then back in to your computer should fix this issue

There are a few other explanations for why the sync icons might not work on a specific operating system. Click your operating system below to learn more:

I have been using Dropbox on my Mac for as long as I've owned the computer. I use the camera upload feature to upload pics from my iPhone to my computer. Recently, the automatic uploads have stopped working I plug in my phone and nothing happens. Also, the Dropbox icon keeps disappearing from the menu bar. I have tried re-installing the Dropbox app, but that hasn't solved the problem. The Dropbox folder still appears in Finder.

Would anyone have any idea what might be causing this, and how to fix it?

Thank you

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