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StopMessingWithOverlayIcons's avatar
StopMessingWithOverlayIcons
Helpful | Level 7
6 years ago

Add option to disable icon overlays in Windows Explorer

Please add an option to disable Dropbox icon overlays. It is so frustrating to remove Dropbox Shell Icon identifiers from the top of ShellIconOverlayIdentifiers list after each update! 

It is disrespectful to users to decide for them which overlays they need. 

I'm using TortoiseGit and I really need its overlays, they are useful and important for my work. Every time Dropbox updates I can no longer see status icons and have to go to Registry editor and remove newly added and USELESS Dropbox overlays.

I've seen dozens of feature requests from Dropbox users for many years but Dropbox pretends everything is fine!

 

UPD: 

I had patience to open a thread and communicate with Dropbox team on this issue. After almost 2 years, more than 100 upvotes they have just thrown my idea away suggesting me to edit Windows registry. I've heared your answer, that's how you treat your loyal users.

So long Dropbox!

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  • stdedos's avatar
    stdedos
    Helpful | Level 5
    6 years ago

    Please rework how your overlays work.

     

    This image of HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\ShellIconOverlayIdentifiers is at the very least ridiculous

    given that the Windows is limiting the available overlays to 15/11. (Yes, this image maybe does not make enough, since it's after I have modified this to fix my system; however, your developers will know how it appears originally.)

  • Jay's avatar
    Jay
    Icon for Dropbox Community Moderator rankDropbox Community Moderator
    6 years ago

    Hi stdedos, thanks for posting on the Community!

     

    We appreciate any feedback about how to improve the Dropbox desktop application.

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