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Rob M1's avatar
Rob M1
Helpful | Level 5
2 years ago

Disable syncing status column on Windows Explorer

I have tried to disable Status column in Windows Explorer, however, it keeps coming back.  Can you tell me how to permanently stop showing this column?
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Walter's avatar
Walter
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2 years ago

Thanks for the screenshot Rob M1 - much appreciated. 

 

These columns are handled by your computer's OS and not Dropbox. Could you let us know why you'd like to disable the syncing status column on your computer? 

Rob M1's avatar
Rob M1
Helpful | Level 5
2 years ago

It is in the way.  Can we show the syncing a different way through our OS (windows 11)?

  • Hannah's avatar
    Hannah
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    2 years ago

    Hey Rob M1.

     

    Apart from the sync status of the entire app, which can be found by hovering over the Dropbox icon in your system tray, that column is the only way to see the sync status of each file in your Dropbox.

     

    I'll happily pass your feedback along to our team, though, so thanks for your comments.

    • Rob M1's avatar
      Rob M1
      Helpful | Level 5
      2 years ago

      This makes no sense.  It is only happening on one of our computers.  All of our other 5 computers show the status with the file name. There's got to be a solution since the other 5 computers do not have it.  Please advise.

      • Rich's avatar
        Rich
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        2 years ago
        Rob M1 wrote:

        This makes no sense.  It is only happening on one of our computers.  All of our other 5 computers show the status with the file name.

        Your other 5 computers haven't yet received the update for Windows. When they do, they'll have the same status column. There's no way to revert back to the previous behavior, and this is a change that's likely being driven more by Microsoft and the newer features of Windows 11, rather than Dropbox.

         

         

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