I have the same issue. Alt-f2 r helps. If the issue is connected to some app that adds its indicator, but makes it disappear in certain conditions, then it could be yd-tools. Recently I've switched to Yandex Disk cloud and yd-tools add an indicator for their daemon.
So, yd-tools can be connected. Here's their Launchpad page: https://launchpad.net/~slytomcat/+archive/ubuntu/ppa -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-shell-extension-appindicator in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1801757 Title: all app indicators disappear To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-shell-extension-appindicator/+bug/1801757/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs