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On Windows 10 the dropbox icon in the system notification area no longer has a green tick on it when the status is "Up to date". Was that an intended change at this build?

Errrrr, really? That feels like a big change that we should be told about?! I've just spent ages trying to work out what is wrong with my Dropbox, becasue no tick used to mean it was in an error state. If it's been changed to mean 'all is well', then that needs to be communicated?!

Hello, I'm hoping to shed some light on this. This build includes a change to the Dropbox icon in the system tray to include the new logo and a new behavior. When everything's synced, you'll now see a solid Dropbox icon without a checkmark on both Windows and Linux. This behavior has already been in place on Mac. We are hoping to have messaging within the app about this change once this is available in the stable build. Thank you!

LuisA1 wrote: This build includes a change to the Dropbox icon in the system tray to include the new logo and a new behavior. When everything's synced, you'll now see a solid Dropbox icon without a checkmark on both Windows and Linux.Yet the paused status still overlays the yellow "paused" icon on top of the faded DB icon; syncing status still overlays the animated blue "syncing" icon. Why the aversion to simply having the green "synced" overlay still in place? This is UI/UX design 101. Positive feedback to the user. An absence of negative feedback -- e.g. not marginally fading an icon, or not overlaying a negative status icon -- is not equal to and is far less user-friendly than providing clear (particularly clearly color-coded) positive feedback. This behavior has already been in place on Mac. Indeed it is. And, as a user of both the Mac and Windows platforms, it's already similarly frustrating on the Mac. Not even a black/white checkmark any more. This is literally just conceding to the lowest common denominator; there is no other compelling reason to make this change. OS X has been gradually sucking the color out of all kinds of critical UI elements, and it actively hampers the user experience. Apple is not a good example to follow in this regard.

Robert J. I agree above all the lack of version history!!! :slight_frown:

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29 Replies

Robert J.
Collaborator | Level 9
9 years ago
On Windows 10 the dropbox icon in the system notification area no longer has a green tick on it when the status is "Up to date". Was that an intended change at this build?
ernstMreicher58
Super User
9 years ago
yes - to look the same on all platforms....
notsimonhill
Helpful | Level 5
9 years ago
Errrrr, really? That feels like a big change that we should be told about?!

I've just spent ages trying to work out what is wrong with my Dropbox, becasue no tick used to mean it was in an error state.

If it's been changed to mean 'all is well', then that needs to be communicated?!
ernstMreicher58
Super User
9 years ago
sorry - read it somewhere - don´t know where.....
notsimonhill
Helpful | Level 5
9 years ago
Yeah they should never have got rid of the release notes page. That used to be super handy.
ernstMreicher58
Super User
9 years ago
This lack of information has been discussed here several times but I think the lawers have there feet on their necks....

BTW: on Mac to be with the system guidlines no colored taskbar icons should be used.... so it´s only b/w
mishac
New member | Level 2
9 years ago
I just wasted a fair bit of time as well - this is a really backwards step as that icon was very useful
Marc T.5
New member | Level 2
9 years ago
I uninstalled dropbox and reinstalled it. Still no green dot. Waste of time.
ChronosCrunch
Explorer | Level 3
9 years ago
Opening dropbox.com from the taskbar icon still crashes Google Chrome on Windows 7. Last release had same problem. Submitted support ticket and responses have been useless and missing the mark entirely.

The taskbar icon change is also present on Windows 7 and pretty rubbish.
ernstMreicher58
Super User
9 years ago
Marc T.5: green sysnced dot in MacOs???

reinstalltion of DB doesn´t do the job!!!!

Extensions a rivaling on this place in the finder!!!

I use "NewFileMenu" and when I turn it off in the extensions system prefs and turn it on again -> green dots are visible.