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Syncing icons on the files in the Dropbox folder have changed
Hello The Finder Extension Icons indicating whether a file or folder is Online Only or Available Offline are showing up in my Finder, however, the statuses are incorrect. For instance a folder that ...
Yes, the new system of having two types of green synced icon is incredibly frustrating. For some reason, I have folders that are solid green and folders that are hollow green (even though they are completely local), and I have files that are solid green and files that are hollow green. Yet there is no difference between how I synced them in the first place or how I've used them since then. All of these files and folders are fully local.
I got the following description of the distinction from a Dropbox chat, and it makes NO sense to me:
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A file with the available icon (white background with a green tick), means that the file is downloaded to your PC/Mac. Files in this state have been made available by opening the file with a double click or using a 3rd party app.
A file with the online-only icon (grey background with a white cloud), means that the file is online-only and is merely a placeholder file which takes up close to zero bytes on your PC/Mac.
Sorry, I pasted the wrong section of my chat. I meant to post this part:
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A file with the available offline icon (green background with a white tick) means that the file is downloaded to your PC/Mac. Files in this state have been made available offline by right clicking the file and selecting Make available offline.
A file with the available icon (white background with a green tick) means that the file is downloaded to your PC/Mac. Files in this state have been made available by opening the file with a double click or using a 3rd party app.
