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Nick76
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5 months ago
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Why do some folders have the syncing icon when nothing is syncing on Windows?

Hi everyone, Since Dropbox updated the icon system, on my Huawei PC there are some folders that constantly show the two blue circular arrows, indicating continuous synchronization. This only happ...
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    Nick76
    5 months ago

    Never mind, everything has gone back to how it was before!! 😅😅😅

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Jay
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5 months ago

Hi Nick76, thanks for bringing this to our attention.

If the Dropbox desktop application states that everything is up to date, then this would mean that everything is synced normally overall.

Is it possible that you have some hidden files in those folders which could be accessed continuously by another app or service on your machine?

Keep me updated with any details!

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Nick76
Helpful | Level 6
5 months ago

Thank you very much for your reply! I’ve checked and there’s no hidden item, as you can see from the attached picture. It really remains quite a mystery. However, the important thing is that everything is synced. What you see in the screenshot are all the up-to-date files inside the folder that shows the continuous sync icon. As you can see, the "Hidden items" box is enabled.

 

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