You might see that the Dropbox Community team have been busy working on some major updates to the Community itself! So, here is some info on what’s changed, what’s staying the same and what you can expect from the Dropbox Community overall.

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jlambro
Explorer | Level 4
5 years ago

Hide Unused Dropbox Features in my File Browser / Finder

I am not using these three new "Dropbox features" - Dropbox Vault, Computer backup, and Passwords app - but their icons take up space in my MacOS finder / file browser and break up my folder structur...
Computer Backup
Desktop
Dropbox Backup
Dropbox Passwords
Dropbox Vault
  • Walter's avatar
    Walter
    5 years ago

    Hi jlambro; how are you today?

     

    I'm sorry to jump in here; I just wanted to mention that if you have not set up any of the new features that we introduced for our Plus plan, namely Passwords, Vault, and Computer Backup, then you can delete the entry points to these features from your Dropbox account. This can be done from the Dropbox folder on your computer, the Dropbox desktop app, Dropbox mobile apps, or from dropbox.com. 

     

    Deleting the entry point does not remove the feature from your account, so, if you change your mind at some point int the future, you can re-enable the features at any time. 

     

    Let us know if you have any follow up questions.

jlambro's avatar
jlambro
Explorer | Level 4

Daphne,

In the screenshot below, I want to hide the Dropbox features "Computer backup", "Dropbox Vault", and "Passwords app." I actually just realized I could just drag them to the trash. Is there any downside to doing that?

 

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Walter's avatar
Walter
Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff
5 years ago

Hi jlambro; how are you today?

 

I'm sorry to jump in here; I just wanted to mention that if you have not set up any of the new features that we introduced for our Plus plan, namely Passwords, Vault, and Computer Backup, then you can delete the entry points to these features from your Dropbox account. This can be done from the Dropbox folder on your computer, the Dropbox desktop app, Dropbox mobile apps, or from dropbox.com. 

 

Deleting the entry point does not remove the feature from your account, so, if you change your mind at some point int the future, you can re-enable the features at any time. 

 

Let us know if you have any follow up questions.

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