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Red warning 1 in system tray icon
Recently a red 1 appeared in my Dropbox system tray icon. When I check what it is about it says there is/was a problem syncing files. When you click the "Show now" message I get a popup window saying...
My version is 135.4.4221.
I have not tried to pause syncing, it would require the same effort as removing the error every day so that would not be a solution for me.
Megan
Dropbox Community Moderator
Dropbox Community ModeratorHi ModelXTC, sorry to jump into your convo with Walter!
Could you send us a screenshot of what you see on your end when looking at the icon?
If I were you, I'd double-check that all of my app notifications have been checked.
Also, do you see the app's status stating "up to date," "syncing," or "indexing"?
Thanks a bunch!
Could you send us a screenshot of what you see on your end when looking at the icon?
If I were you, I'd double-check that all of my app notifications have been checked.
Also, do you see the app's status stating "up to date," "syncing," or "indexing"?
Thanks a bunch!
Synchronising. Can't synchronise the .pst file
When hovering the warning it says the .pst cannot be synchronised.
Warning 1 on tray icon
The actual red error on the tray icon which appeared recently and returns every day.
Message when clicking warning
When clicking the tray icon it says what it is about.
Popup when choosing display now
When clicking the "show now" it gives a meaningless popup which says "no errors"
- Megan
Hi ModelXTC, thanks for all the details!
Now, let's work on each one individually.
In regards to the 1 red number you see there, could you click under Activity, and make sure all of your notifications are read?
As for the syncing message in the first screenshot, it's possible that Dropbox files won't sync if they're open in another program.Close all non-Dropbox applications to double-check, and then quit the app and open it again.
I am completely aware what the problem is, I use a .pst file during the day which cannot be synchronised while I have my Outlook application open, I have done so for almost 10 years now. The notification that the file couldn't be synced has always been there only recently the red "1" in the tray icon has been added on top of that. I assume it is just new functionality but I would rather not have it in plain sight like that since there is nothing wrong with any other file I am syncing 😉
For me, I found that the issue was notifications over multiple accounts linked to the computer. To resolve the issue, I switched between all the difference work accounts and confirmed that I had all notifications 'Mark as Read'.
