ICloud – How to remove the sync status icon from the menu bar after migrating to iCloud

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How do I remove the sync status icon from the menu bar after migrating to iCloud?

Pre-iCloud sync status setting

Prior to iCloud the Sync pane of MobileMe preferences had a simple setting for this, but after migration it is gone.

Best Answer

Hold the Command key while dragging the icon out of the menu bar.

Also you could delete ~/Library/com.apple.systemuiserver.plist and log out and then back in again. Killing SystemUIServer might also work to repaint the menu bar, but I prefer to log out when changing a plist that also has an associated lockfile.