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Alfred01
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9 months ago
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How can I disable the status column on Windows?

Dear Madam/Sir,

I have a paid subscription of Dropbox and as a professional writer I use mainly Explorer and Microsoft Office with hundreds of different files and documents. I am orientated to the name of my files and documents, and therefore I don't want to see any other information, as it is very distracting and useless (for me) as well. Therefore, I choose in Explorer and Office for 'List View'. Since the latest Dropbox-update, however, a "status column" drops up and I cannot get rid of it. Please make it possible to disable this column or tell me where in the registry of Windows 10 I can change this setting permanently.

Thank you very much in advance,

Alfred van Cleef

 

 

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  • vladgasan's avatar
    vladgasan
    9 months ago

    Hi Alfred01,

    Thanks for reaching out! The Status column is now managed by Windows as part of recent changes to file sync behavior, hence, Dropbox cannot disable it. If you'd like to learn more about these updates and how they affect Dropbox, check out this article: Expected changes with Dropbox for Windows update. 

    Let us know if you have any other questions!

     

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  • Rich's avatar
    Rich
    Icon for Super User II rankSuper User II
    9 months ago
    Alfred01 wrote:

    Therefore, I choose in Explorer and Office for 'List View'. Since the latest Dropbox-update, however, a "status column" drops up and I cannot get rid of it.

    The Status column in Explorer is a feature of Windows, not Dropbox. You can customize the columns that are visible by right-clicking on them and selecting or deselecting the columns of your choice.

  • Jay's avatar
    Jay
    Icon for Dropbox Community Moderator rankDropbox Community Moderator
    9 months ago

    Hi Alfred01, thanks for bringing this to our attention.

    In order to understand what you're experiencing, could you attach or copy and paste a screenshot showing this information?

    This will help me to assist further!

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