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sudonathan's avatar
sudonathan
New member | Level 2
2 months ago

Make explorer icon overlays optional

(Windows) Many customers have been wanting an option to remove these green sync status checkmarks for nearly 10 years. If business is serious about communicating a file's status, do it via a tag or ...
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Hannah's avatar
Hannah
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2 months ago

Thanks for taking the time to post on our Community, sudonathan.

We appreciate your feedback on the icon overlays for files in explorer.

I've made sure to personally pass your comments along to our team.

If you need anything else, or have any issues, please let us know.

  • deebeeeff's avatar
    deebeeeff
    New member | Level 2
    21 days ago

    I agree.
    I have used Dropbox for years, but the stupid icon goes right over where I put my image watermarks, so I can't tell if I have watermarked an image or not!
    Only happens when loading images via browsers.
    Truly annoying.

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