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all 'FILE EXPLORER' FILE icons flashing whenever dropbox is running
As of today drop box is causing the file icons in ANY/ALL open explorer windows to flash constantly between the correct icon image and the default windows 'no icon' icon.
if i KILL the dropbox proc...
A customer of mine is having the same issue. The flashing mostly occurs on her desktop but occasionally in other folders as well. When I pause Dropbox it stops.
It started after upgrading the account from free to plus and then copying 22 GB of data into the Dropbox folder.
I restarted the computer twice and the behavior continues.
When I hover over the Dropbox icon in the system tray it just says it's syncing the data.
My customer is running Windows 7 Pro 64 bit.
Exactly the same problem I'm having and I also run Windows 7 (but mine is Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit with Service Pack 1). I can't say for sure when it started but I think it is likely to have started with upgrade that gave me 2T of capacity. Seems like the local folder is trying to query the cloud too frequently or something. My entire file system seems unstable, with the flickering icons. My HDD indicator is always flashing. The fan speeds up and slows down. And, sometimes I COMPLETELY LOSE THE DRIVE THAT MY DROPBOX LOCAL FOLDER IS ON. It reappears and then disappears again. If I'm working on something it is very frustrating trying to make sure it is actually saving and then syncing (which it seems not to do unless I pause sync and restart sync). Rebooting doesn't help. The system seems stable during long period when it's syncing a bunch of files. This is really frustrating!!
UPDATE: I removed several folders from Selective Sync and it is completely quiet and stable while this is going on:
UPDATE #2: And now, it is going crazy again, starting when this appeared:
What is going on with Dropbox???
