.Mac icon in task bar- want to remove

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After installing Leopard I noticed that I have sync icon for .Mac in my upper task bar. Since I have no plans to use .Mac I want to remove the sync icon, any idea how? I tried to do it through the System Preferences but there is no option to remove it.
 
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I don't think you can if your not a .Mac member. I can because i am a member (of .Mac that is;D) but as soon as i logged out the button to disable the "show status in taskbar" was gone :\ so i have no idea.
 
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are you talking about the one in the finder window?
 
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After installing Leopard I noticed that I have sync icon for .Mac in my upper task bar. Since I have no plans to use .Mac I want to remove the sync icon, any idea how? I tried to do it through the System Preferences but there is no option to remove it.

System Preferences > .Mac > Sync > Uncheck "Show status in menu bar
 
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System Preferences > .Mac > Sync > Uncheck "Show status in menu bar

Well how come when I sign out of .Mac the tick box for the "Uncheck" option is gone? :Confused:
 
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System Preferences > .Mac > Sync > Uncheck "Show status in menu bar

There is no sync box to check/uncheck. All I have is an option to sign up for a .Mac account. Apparently, they want me to sign up for the 60 day free trial, then I get to check the box. ;D
 
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There's a quick way to remove an icon from the upper right of the Menubar and it's to press Command and click on the icon and ... <virual puff>just drag it off</puff> ... it works in Tiger but should still work in Leopard


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System Preferences > .Mac > Sync > Uncheck "Show status in menu bar

Spawn__Dooley;517374 said:
There's a quick way to remove an icon from the upper right of the Menubar and it's to press Command and click on the icon and ... <virual puff>just drag it off</puff> ... it works in Tiger but should still work in Leopard


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Nope, that dosen't work. I guess I'll sign up for the free 60 day trial and let it lapse when it's over.

* Now that I have signed up I have the option to show/hide the icon.
 
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Nope, that dosen't work. I guess I'll sign up for the free 60 day trial and let it lapse when it's over.

Thats what I was going to suggest but you beat me to it. Try it and see what happens after your time is up.
 
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Command click the icon and drag it to the trash can
 
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I already suggested that and Dillinger said it didn't work ... like the Dock you just drag an icon off and it goes up in a puff of virtual smoke ... it's only an alias so there's no need to Trash it.
 
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For what it's worth.... holding down the Command key and dragging it away from the bar just removed it for me, no trouble at all :)
 

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