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JayneK
10 months agoHelpful | Level 5
The red notification showing on the icon isn't going away
Hi
Has anyone else experienced red icon badge showing as one unread notification even after all notifications read and then deleted. Can't seem to get rid of it no matter what I try. Thank you.
- 10 months ago
Wow! That worked for me too. It was merely a matter of clicking on "show me how" I did nothing other than click on that under Sync History and Activity. Who would have ever thought that was the answer. Yes, the red notification badge is gone! Dropbox needs to be more clear about what the "notification" is. Thank you Jayne for discovering the fix.
Wilhelmus
8 months agoHelpful | Level 6
yes, I have the same problem.
This icon in the system tray with a warning probably indicates that there is a message somewhere. But there is no notification anywhere in the Dropbox app. Moreover, the icon does not function properly either; Synchronization works but is not indicated with the blue circle. Can anyone help me with a solution? Thanks in advance, Wim
- hpeabody8 months agoHelpful | Level 6
Here was my resolution
Wow! That worked for me too. It was merely a matter of clicking on "show me how" I did nothing other than click on that under Sync History and Activity. Who would have ever thought that was the answer. Yes, the red notification badge is gone! Dropbox needs to be more clear about what the "notification" is. Thank you Jayne for discovering the fix.
- Nancy8 months agoDropbox Staff
Wilhelmus, have you tried this suggestion and you still can’t see what the notification is for on your desktop app?
Also, what do you mean when saying that syncing works, but it’s not indicated by the blue circle? Can you send me a screenshot of what you see?
- Wilhelmus8 months agoHelpful | Level 6
hello Nancy,
I have now been able to solve the problem. I had done a re-install before, but not the advanced method that Dropbox suggests. So, for example, I had not manually removed the name Dropbox from the registry. I have now followed those instructions correctly and the case now works fine and my laptop is very stable and Dropbox works fine.
Thank you for your response, greetings, Wim
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