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David G.133's avatar
David G.133
New member | Level 2

Yes, I like the icons without the checkmark.  With the checkmark everything is green.

Lusil's avatar
Lusil
Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff
7 years ago
Although there isn’t currently a way to stop the syncing icons from appearing (unless you stop the desktop app from running, in which case, it would stop syncing), could you please elaborate a bit on what it is you’re trying to achieve? 
 
Thanks in advance, David G.133!
  • David G.133's avatar
    David G.133
    New member | Level 2
    7 years ago

    I took a screen shot but not sure it's attached.  The issue is that with the "icon checkmark" it is very hard to see the original icon when viewing files in "detail view mode".  All you see is the little green checks icons everywhere.  The best example is a word doc file vs an excel  xls file.  The word file has a blue icon and the excel files have a green icon.  With sync files it's all green checks.  Why have the icons at all. 

    When I am in Dropbox I know that 99.9999% of all my files are synced.  I only need to know when a file isn't synced.

    • Lusil's avatar
      Lusil
      Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff
      7 years ago
      Thanks for the detailed description here, David G.133. 
       
      The desktop app shows these syncing icons to let you know what's happening. If there are no icons, it means that the desktop app isn’t running and as a result, not syncing. 
       
      If you have a file that’s not synced, you can tell from the blue icon with the rotating arrows and from the Dropbox icon that’s next to your desktop’s clock which should read syncing. 
       
      As Rich mentions previously, disabling these icons isn’t currently an option, as they play a vital part in the functionality of the Dropbox application. You can find more info about them here. 
       
      Let us know if you have any other questions!
      • Dan G.35's avatar
        Dan G.35
        Helpful | Level 6
        6 years ago

        Haha - no "likes" on this response... 

        I fing the checkmarks not only distracting, but on views with dozens of files, they tend to slow to Explorer's refresh significantly.  It would be great to be able to turn them off.

  • Rich's avatar
    Rich
    Icon for Super User II rankSuper User II
    7 years ago
    Lusil wrote:
    ... could you please elaborate a bit on what it is you’re trying to achieve?

    He doesn't want the green check mark on his files. He wants to turn them off.

    David G.133, that's not currently possible. There is no supported method to remvoe the overlay icons. There are hacks to remove them, but the Dropbox application will just restore them.

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