How do you remove icons from the Menu bar?
How do you remove icons from the Menu bar?
I'm running OS X Yosemite and I tried Command + Click + Drag to get rid of them but it isn't working.
Solution 1:
It depends which icons you are trying to remove. There are two types; software that uses the NSStatusItem API that Apple publicise for third party developers and software that uses their private undocumented NSMenuExta API.
The icons that represent operating system features can be removed by holding down the cmd ⌘ key and dragging them with the mouse. For example, the AirPlay, Time Machine, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi icons. These are implemented using NSMenuExtra.
Other icons, the ones that represent applications you may need to close the application to remove. For example, Dropbox and Plex. Apple provide NSStatusItem for developers to implement them, but unfortunately it doesn't provide all the features of NSMenuExtra, for example dragging to uninstall is only available through NSMenuExtra.
Solution 2:
In a few cases, you can do this:
System Preferences > Users & Groups > Login Items
If the app that puts your troubling icon onto the menu bar is listed here, remove it. Then logout & back in.
Solution 3:
I had the same problem where CMD+drag wouldn't remove an icon. I realized that Bartender app was causing this problem.
For anyone experiencing this issue (and using Bartender):
- Quit Bartender
- CMD + Drag any menu icon out of the menu
- Re-open Bartender