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How can I restore the old sync icons for files and folders in Dropbox?
Thank you!
@SM14 wrote:
How can I restore the old sync icons for files and folders in Dropbox?
There are no settings available to change the sync icons.
I can't remember if it happened during installation or by request, but Dropbox switched to new icons.
Now, I don't know how to revert to the old icons.
Here is a link to the Dropbox page.
https://help.dropbox.com/ru-ru/sync/sync-icons
Below is a screenshot of the Dropbox page.
New version
https://disk.yandex.ru/i/s7ItvNMbxrCcUw
Old version
Thank you!
https://disk.yandex.ru/i/YlLOXtOfLvYSMQ
As @Rich said I'm afraid there is no way to change the icons in use.
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Thank you for the details @SM14
Are you running Windows 11 (23H2 and above) or Windows 10 (22H2 and above) on the computer where you experienced this change of sync icons? If yes, then you may be experiencing the changes coming with the Dropbox for Windows update that is being rolled out to Dropbox users on Windows 11.
One of those changes is related to the look and location of sync sync icons:
Sync icons have changed to match updated Windows icons
The sync icons next to your files and folders in the Dropbox desktop app have been changed to align with the Cloud Files API.
Is this the change of look in the sync status icons that you are experiencing?
The article also mentions a way to opt out of this update:
If you don’t want to use the Dropbox for Windows update at this time, you can opt-out through your Advanced settings page. To do this:
- Log out of the Dropbox desktop app.
- Log back into the Dropbox desktop app.
- Click Open Dropbox.
- Make your selections on the onboarding screens.
- When setup is finished, click Advanced settings from the final screen.
- Click Opt out under Dropbox for Windows updates.
It will look like this:
Hope this helps,
Andrew (DBoxTips)
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Hello!
I hope the explanations will help resolve my issue.
Thank you.
I hope that as well, @SM14. Please give it a try and report your results here. It would be very helpful for others with the same issue reaching this thread to know if that worked for you or not.
Thanks,
Andrew (DBoxTips)
I am an individual contributor to the Dropbox Community forums, not affiliated with Dropbox. All opinions expressed here are my own.
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