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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...
Clearly radio silence from Dropbox. Probably because it's a hard one that can't be fixed by uninstall install. The developers actually have to pull their fingers out and do some work :laughing:
I've been dealing with this for months/years. Something just finally made a difference -- it turned out my battery health was bad on my laptop (a Dell Precision 5520). There is some absolutely bone-headed setting where the computer will reduce its performance if the battery is having problems, even when plugged in. Turns out my laptop has been performing at 25% capacity for months. I took the back off and disconnected the battery from the motherboard for a few seconds and reconnected it (this resets this idiotic BIOS setting or whatever it is). Now my laptop is performing literally 400% better and I don't even notice the icons flashing any more. I also uninstalled the Intel Thermal Framework drivers, which I think may also contribute to this stupid situation. There is also some dumb Windows 10 setting where Windows reduces your performance if you're on battery and it seems to take on a life of its own and also doesn't reset when you're connected to power. It's under the little battery icon in the system tray...
- Certainly glad this helps you when you work on battery. My 4 computers are all plugged in full time and two are desktops so my power scheme is not the issue. Since tech support never even comments on this thread yet alone solves the problem, one can only draw the conclusion that "it really doesn't matter" to them. If that sounds like a line from a Bill Murray movie, you're right. Any problem that exists in software for 2 plus years speaks volumes about valuing customer money over customer satisfaction. Good night, world!
- Personally, I adopted the registry hack and happy with that. Stupid icons gone, the tray icon will tell me if everything is synced (which is the only info I need).
Every now and then the icons appear again, I just need to run the .reg again and a .bat to restart Windows Explorer.
Having everything on Dropbox changed my ways anyway, since I have to pause it sometimes to avoid conflicts...
