Put Apps on Menu Bar

[Dittoman1]

I have 1 apps that I failed to put in Menu Bar for this 2023 14 in BackBook Pro M2, they are Carbon Copy Cloner and PLC ( Players Location Check ) that I want remove from Manu Bar
PLC I want to remove
CCC I want put back

 

[Slydude]

This article should help with the PLC. It covers several methods of moving things from the menu bar because different apps have different methods of putting an icon there. The first method probably works most consistently.

How to remove or rearrange icons in your Mac menu bar

Check out 5 easy ways to remove or rearrange icons in your Mac menu bar to declutter and customize it to your liking.

www.idownloadblog.com

To add Carbon Copy Cloner to the menu bar open Carbon Copy Cloner and choose Settings from the settings menu. When the settings/preferences window appears choose "Dashboard". The menu bar preference is at the bottom of the list. Make sure the box it checked.

 

[Dittoman1]

This article should help with the PLC. It covers several methods of moving things from the menu bar because different apps have different methods of putting an icon there. The first method probably works most consistently.

How to remove or rearrange icons in your Mac menu bar

Check out 5 easy ways to remove or rearrange icons in your Mac menu bar to declutter and customize it to your liking.

www.idownloadblog.com

To add Carbon Copy Cloner to the menu bar open Carbon Copy Cloner and choose Settings from the settings menu. When the settings/preferences window appears choose "Dashboard". The menu bar preference is at the bottom of the list. Make sure the box it checked.

Sorry I had Carpal Tunnel surgery yesterday 2 places, thats why I couldn't get on til today, So I get this notice for CCC to Menu bar. how can I correct this,

 

[Slydude]

O've never experienced that issue but apparently, it is an issue with some MacBook models. Perhaps one of these articles will help.

How to adjust an app's settings to appear below the camera area on your MacBook Air or MacBook Pro - Apple Support

You can adjust an app’s settings so that it uses the whole display or uses only the area below the camera housing.

support.apple.com

MacBook Pro apps or menu bar hidden by the notch? Here's the fix.

Apple has confirmed that users can stop apps and menu bar items appearing behind the notch on the new MacBook Pro by using the 'scale to fit below built-in camera' setting in apps.

www.imore.com

 

[Rod]

Personally I ran out of space for Menubar items years ago when I started using iStat Menus so I started using Bartender, now Bartender 4.

Bartender 5 - Take control of your Menu bar

www.macbartender.com

Originally it was a relatively cheap "one off" purchase but I see it's price has gone up a bit since then,(around 4 years ago).

As you can see below it enables me to have two rows of MB icons with the top row always visible and the second row by clicking on the little bow tie and vest icon (Bartender), one of which is CCC.



There are some alternatives to Bartender which I have tried like Hidden Bar free on the App Store, try a search for "Hidden Bar" or iBar (a new one) you will see there are a few choices. iBar in particular seems to be made for the "notch" with a two line display, sadly it's a Chinese app and sounds a bit buggy.

 

[MacInWin]

Sorry I had Carpal Tunnel surgery yesterday 2 places, thats why I couldn't get on til today, So I get this notice for CCC to Menu bar. how can I correct this,

Is it an issue? The warning says it "may" be hidden. Is it?

And why on the menu bar? They can be put on the Dock fairly easily.

 

[Rod]

Good point Jake, I really only have it on my menu bar because I can. Occasionally I wish to see if a recent backup has been completed successfully before ejecting the SSD but that's about it.

 

[Dittoman1]

O've never experienced that issue but apparently, it is an issue with some MacBook models. Perhaps one of these articles will help.

How to adjust an app's settings to appear below the camera area on your MacBook Air or MacBook Pro - Apple Support

You can adjust an app’s settings so that it uses the whole display or uses only the area below the camera housing.

support.apple.com

MacBook Pro apps or menu bar hidden by the notch? Here's the fix.

Apple has confirmed that users can stop apps and menu bar items appearing behind the notch on the new MacBook Pro by using the 'scale to fit below built-in camera' setting in apps.

www.imore.com

I did that and still not adding to Menu bar??

 

[MacInWin]

Can you make a screenshot of the whole screen and look to see if it's there, just hidden by the notch? The notch doesn't show in full screen shots. Shift-CMD-3 is the key combo.

 

[Dittoman1]

Can you make a screenshot of the whole screen and look to see if it's there, just hidden by the notch? The notch doesn't show in full screen shots. Shift-CMD-3 is the key combo.

Here s the screen shot if thats what u meant

 

[MacInWin]

About all I can suggest is to make the selection and then reboot the Mac to see if it gets put on the bar that way. Here is a shot of my menu bar:



It shows the "C" icon on the bar and the same warning that the notch might hide it, which it does not. The notch is to the left of the left-most icon on the bar.

So, it works, you just have to find out how to make it happen.

 

[Rod]

Just out of interest Jake, what System resolution are you using and perhapes more importantly, what size Menu Bar display? Mine is set to Large;


My thinking is that not using default resolution and Menu Bar size may interfere with the ability to display more icons on the bar.
My Resolution is also set one size above default.
Consequently my Menu bar looks like this;

 

[MacInWin]

Just out of interest Jake, what System resolution are you using?

The default on the MBP in my profile. 3456x2234 according to the system info.

 

[Rod]

Ah, sorry, I was referring to this System Settings;

 

[MacInWin]

Yeah, as I said, "default."

 

[Dittoman1]

About all I can suggest is to make the selection and then reboot the Mac to see if it gets put on the bar that way. Here is a shot of my menu bar:

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It shows the "C" icon on the bar and the same warning that the notch might hide it, which it does not. The notch is to the left of the left-most icon on the bar.

So, it works, you just have to find out how to make it happen.

Finally I got CCC back on Menu Bar, Saw your screen above with a check on Start CCC's Dashboard on Login...Bingo, BUT the Players Location Check is still there, tried
dragging PLC off the screen but came back?? Any other??

 

[MacInWin]

Does PLC have a Settings area? If you launch PLC, and then click on the name on the top left of the menu bar, is there a "Settings" or "Preferences" option? If so, then maybe you need to go there to deselect having it show on the Top Bar.

 

[Dittoman1]

Does PLC have a Settings area? If you launch PLC, and then click on the name on the top left of the menu bar, is there a "Settings" or "Preferences" option? If so, then maybe you need to go there to deselect having it show on the Top Bar.

There's no setting for PLC that I can find, I think its a location check when you play Poker online, had it for 2 yrs and for the first time its on Menu bar that dont want it there. I dragged it off and it works but now it wont..