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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...
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...
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...
