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Lusil's avatar
Lusil
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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!
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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.

  • DaveMcA's avatar
    DaveMcA
    New member | Level 2
    6 years ago

    I agree -the position of the green 'tick' obscures the icon behind it.  This is a particular problem for Microsoft Office files, where the distinguishing feature is at the bottom left hand side of the icon.  Green for excel, blue for work, red for powerpoint, etc.  The Dropbox 'tick' hides that part. 

    Can Dropbox please consider adjusting the tick, for example putting it in the top-right rather than the bottom-left, so it doesn't obscure MS Office file icons so much?

    • Lusil's avatar
      Lusil
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      6 years ago
      Hey DaveMcA, thanks for sharing this thought with us, I’d be more than happy to pass your comments along to the dev team for future review. :slight_smile:
       
      If you have any other comments you’d like me to forward, please don’t hesitate to get back to us and, in the meantime, have a wonderful day ahead!
      • rmajoran's avatar
        rmajoran
        New member | Level 2
        6 years ago

        I would agree. The size of the green checkbox is MASSIVE. Dial it down about 75%.

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