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johnrinek's avatar
johnrinek
Helpful | Level 6
4 years ago

Syncing icons on the files in the Dropbox folder have changed

Hello The Finder Extension Icons indicating whether a file or folder is Online Only or Available Offline are showing up in my Finder, however, the statuses are incorrect. For instance a folder that ...
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cindy t.3's avatar
cindy t.3
Collaborator | Level 9
4 years ago

And THAT's the problem.  The meaning of icons has changed in a way that does NOT tell us anything useful. A cloud for a folder that has a mix of online only and available files is NOT USEFUL. And I thought the mixed status symbol (a folder with available and online only files) was a green line in the white circle with a green rim -- where has that gone??????????????? I actually pay for this program, so expect that changes won't screw it up like this.

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leolaurettimusic
Helpful | Level 6
4 years ago

I guess Dropbox simply doesn't care....

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