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CTorres
Explorer | Level 3
8 months ago

After the new desktop app update, all folders got the "people" icon on them

What is this forced folder icon change, Dropbox? No option, no control. Dear Dropbox Team, What the heck is going on? With the latest update, Dropbox has changed how every synced...
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CTorres's avatar
CTorres
Explorer | Level 3
8 months ago

Ok, I will go overthere and post, but I do believe other people have had similar issues.

 

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Rich
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8 months ago
CTorres wrote:

I do believe other people have had similar issues.

This is the first post I've seen about the overlay icons changing for all folders after an update.

Are you sure that those overlays are from Dropbox? Exit the Dropbox application and then refresh the Explorer window. Do the icon overlays disappear? If they're from Dropbox, they shouldn't appear while the application isn't running.

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    CTorres
    Explorer | Level 3
    8 months ago

    No they don't show until I turn dropbox on...

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