How to get rid of re-appearing Dropbox Finder Toolbar button?

Solution 1:

The following procedure works on OS X Yosemite (10.10) and may also work on earlier versions of OS X:

  • Right click on the toolbar and select the 'Customize Toolbar' menu item
  • After the toolbar customisation sheet appears you should see that the Dropbox icon immediately follows two 'Flexible Space' items in the toolbar: Toolbar with Dropbox icon
  • Remove the Dropbox icon by dragging it from the toolbar, and then repeat this action for one of the two flexible space items: Toolbar with Dropbox icon removed
  • Close and reopen the finder window

Note: Disabling the Enable Finder integration option in Dropbox's preferences may remove the Dropbox icon from the Finder toolbar, however it also disables sync status icons and Dropbox contextual menu items from appearing.

Solution 2:

In Dropbox preferences, uncheck Enable Finder Integration

Enable Finder Integration