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hshupe16
Helpful | Level 5
9 months ago

Desktop folder icons look different when compared to online folders

  Hello! See the blue folder icon above. This differs throughout our organization and online. I would think this means a shared folder but in the online version this folder shows that it's a...
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    hshupe16
    9 months ago

    I was able to solve the problem. I had to open the registry editor on my computer. 

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Jay
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I don't see any sync icons on any folders on both his and your images. Is the Dropbox desktop application currently running and syncing as normal?

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hshupe16
Helpful | Level 5
9 months ago

I believe so. I don't have everything from our organization on the desktop app but my box icon does not show there are syncing issues

 

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    Jay
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    9 months ago

    Thanks for the info, are there any other cloud provider running on the same machine, such as Google Drive or OneDrive?

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      hshupe16
      Helpful | Level 5
      9 months ago

      I do have OneDrive running alongside dropbox!

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        Hannah
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        9 months ago

        Hey hshupe16, sorry to jump in here!

         

        Would you mind temporarily disabling OneDrive, then closing the Dropbox app and reopening it, to see if that makes a difference?

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