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Paul D.4
Helpful | Level 7
2 years ago

Dropbox icon with checkbox white interior remains a mystery.

Megan from the DropBox staff offered some help to an earlier post entitled "Dropbox icon  and folder status on a Mac” but despite my replies, the discussion went dead seven days ago. I still have out...
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Paul D.4's avatar
Paul D.4
Helpful | Level 7
2 years ago

Hi Jay, I appreciate those links. As I read how the checkmark icons reflect the status of folders I can't really understand the difference between the two. #2 seems like a long, confusing way of saying much the same thing as #1. Can you help me understand the difference?

  1. For folders, this icon means all files in the folder are available offline.

2. For folders, this icon means there is at least one available file in the folder, but no online-only files. There can also be files that are available offline in the folder.

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