How do I turn off the Dropbox badge?

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New collaboration features!

Now you can collaborate with your colleagues, straight from the apps that power your work. See if team members are viewing or editing a Microsoft Office file right from the desktop, through the new Dropbox badge.

Get early access to this feature, or learn more about the Dropbox badge.

If you'd like to disable the Dropbox badge, you can do so at any time.

To disable the Dropbox badge:

  1. Click the Dropbox icon in your system tray.
  2. Click on the gear icon, and select Preferences.
  3. From there, you can choose if you'd always like to see the Dropbox badge, only when others are viewing a file with you, or never. To completely disable the Dropbox badge, select "Never Shown" from the drop-down menu.

    Choose to disable the Dropbox badge