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wowtah
9 years agoHelpful | Level 6
Bring back the green 'synced' checkmark in the system tray.
In my Windows system tray (next to the clock), Dropbox used to show that it was fully synced by showing a green check-mark over the Dropbox icon. This was really helpfull.
If Dropbox was offline, ...
darrylschick
9 years agoCollaborator | Level 9
Got this reply today. Seems like they've made up their mind...
"The rationale behind the icons change is among other reasons to also provide a more consistent experience between users of different operating systems. In any case, please note that it is not possible to revert to the previous system tray green checkmark icon."
Somehow other companies like Microsoft are able to apply small notifications on top of their icons (such as Windows Defender). It's not apparent how overlaying a green checkbox (or simply replacing the "white" image with another image that includes the green checkbox) isn't possible cross-platform, or why the experience is more "consistent" if the folders and files are still indicated with the green check but the tray icon is not.
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