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sbtracy
New member | Level 2
5 years ago

New message notification but can't find the message

I have a 'new message notification' number on the Dropbox icon in my Mac Menu but can't find the message. I get message all the time from my clients, but this one seems to be missing or an old one wo...
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    sbtracy
    5 years ago

    Thanks Daphne.

    Turns out it was the "here's new info you need to know about Dropbox updates" notes that were turning on the notification number that I thought I couldn't clear. Didn't know that those would indicate that I had a notification. When I opened those, the number went away.

    Thanks!

sbtracy's avatar
sbtracy
New member | Level 2

Thanks Daphne.

Turns out it was the "here's new info you need to know about Dropbox updates" notes that were turning on the notification number that I thought I couldn't clear. Didn't know that those would indicate that I had a notification. When I opened those, the number went away.

Thanks!

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Daphne
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5 years ago

I'm happy to hear that did the trick sbtracy!

Thanks for sharing exactly what resolved this for you too, I'm sure that this will be helpful for anyone else having the same issue. 

Feel free to give me a nudge here if you have any other questions. :grin:

Have a good day ahead!

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