"Currently Sharing" never goes away

My "currently sharing" icon never goes away. Here are all of the things I have tried that don't work:


  1. Using "stop sharing" to stop sharing (obvious but worth including). The sharing stops but the icon remains.
  2. Closing the window I was sharing (usually Chrome or Preview, but no app yields different results). They always have the little screen share icon in the upper lefthand of the window until I close them but nothing else changes.
  3. Closing the window I was using to share (zoom, facetime, google hangouts)
  4. Quitting the app I was sharing
  5. Quitting the app I was using to share
  6. Adjusting the Settings > General > Sharing settings to turn screen sharing on or off
  7. Adjusting the Settings > General > Login items to have "Allow in the background" turned off for Zoom
  8. Holding the command key and dragging the icon out of the top bar (nothing happens)


The only thing that works is fully restarting my computer. This happens every time I share my screen, regardless of the app I use to share or the window/desktop I share. Any advice?


(ps I am on Sonoma 14.6.1, Chrome 133.0.6943.127, and Zoom 6.3.10)


iMac 24″

Posted on Feb 24, 2025 02:07 PM

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"Currently Sharing" never goes away

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